THORAX


Meaning of THORAX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthȯr-ˌaks ]

noun

( plural tho·rax·es or tho·ra·ces ˈthȯr-ə-ˌsēz)

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin thorac-, thorax breastplate, thorax, from Greek thōrak-, thōrax

Date: 15th century

1. : the part of the mammalian body between the neck and the abdomen ; also : its cavity in which the heart and lungs lie

2. : the middle of the three chief divisions of the body of an insect ; also : the corresponding part of a crustacean or an arachnid

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