rib cage

English

Wikipedia

Human rib cage.

Noun

rib cage (plural rib cages)

1. (anatomy) A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.
2. The enclosed area created by and within the ribs.

Synonyms

• thoracic cage

Translations

part of skeleton

Czech: hrudní koš (cs) m. Dutch: ribbenkast f. or m. Finnish: rintakehä (fi) French: cage thoracique (fr) f.

Portuguese: caixa torácica (pt) f. Russian: грудная клетка (ru) (grudnája kl'étka) f. Spanish: caja toraxica (es) f.

cavity created by the ribs

Dutch: ribbenkast f. or m. Finnish: rintakehä (fi)

Russian: грудная клетка (ru) (grudnája kl'étka) f.

Usage notes

• In medicine, the space within the rib cage of living being is usually referred to as a cavity: chest (cavity), thoracic cavity when it includes the entire thorax ore pleural cavity when referring to the area surrounding the lungs.