ALL meanings of thorax
tho·rax
T t - noun thorax insect: chest segment 1
- noun thorax human anatomy: chest 1
- noun plural thorax Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest. 1
- noun plural thorax Zoology. a corresponding part in other animals. 1
- noun plural thorax (in insects) the portion of the body between the head and the abdomen. 1
- countable noun thorax Your thorax is the part of your body between your neck and your waist. 0
- countable noun thorax An insect's thorax is the central part of its body to which the legs and wings are attached. 0
- noun thorax the part of the human body enclosed by the ribs 0
- noun thorax the corresponding part in other vertebrates 0
- noun thorax the part of an insect's body between the head and abdomen, which bears the wings and legs 0
- noun thorax in tetrapods, including humans, 0
- noun thorax the part of the body cavity from the neck or head to the abdomen, containing the heart, lungs, etc.; chest: in mammals, the diaphragm separates it from the abdomen 0
- noun thorax the area of the trunk covering this part 0
- noun thorax in arthropods, the body segment between the head and abdomen to which the legs are attached 0