thorax
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek θώραξ (thōraks), “‘a breastplate, cuirass, corslet’”)
[edit] Noun
thorax (plural thoraces or thoraxes)
- the middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
- the region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
region of the mammalian body