RIBCAGE

Meaning of RIBCAGE in English

/ ˈrɪbkeɪdʒ; NAmE / noun

the structure of curved bones, (called ribs ), that surrounds and protects the chest

—picture at skeleton

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

RIBCAGE — n. rounded bone structure that surrounds the heart and lungs and is comprised of the ribs and the bones connected …
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RIBCAGE — ■ noun the bony frame formed by the ribs.
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RIBCAGE — n. the wall of bones formed by the ribs round the chest.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIBCAGE — n. the wall of bones formed by the ribs round the chest.
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RIBCAGE — n. the wall of bones formed by the ribs round the chest.
Oxford English vocab
RIBCAGE — see rib cage
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIBCAGE — see rib cage
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RIBCAGE — Ребро
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PECTORAL MUSCLE — ■ noun each of four large paired muscles which cover the front of the ribcage.
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LUNG — ■ noun each of the pair of organs within the ribcage into which air is drawn in breathing, so that …
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HEIMLICH PROCEDURE — [ 'hʌɪmlɪx ] (also Heimlich manoeuvre ) ■ noun a first-aid procedure for dislodging an obstruction from a person's windpipe, …
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RIB — / rɪb; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the curved bones that are …
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CAGE — / keɪdʒ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a structure made of metal bars or wire in which animals …
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RIB CAGE — also ribcage ( rib cages) Your rib cage is the structure of ribs in your chest. It protects your lungs …
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RIB CAGE — also ribcage (~s) Your ~ is the structure of ribs in your chest. It protects your lungs and other organs. …
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TISSUE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blood/urine/tissue etc sample ▪ He compared the samples with a blood sample from Mr …
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COLDNESS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB feel ▪ As he withdrew his hand he felt the coldness of the knife …
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CHEST — n. 25B6; noun a bullet wound in the chest : BREAST, upper body, torso, trunk, ribcage; technical thorax. the matron …
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