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thorax medical definition
noun pl. tho·rax·es or tho·ra·ces
- The part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm, partially encased by the ribs and containing the heart and lungs; the chest.
- A part in other vertebrates that corresponds to the human thorax.
- The second or middle region of the body of an arthropod, between the head and the abdomen, in insects bearing the legs and wings.
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