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