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thorax en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈθɔɹæks/
• thôr'aks
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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx)bor. Latin thoraxder. English thorax From Latin thorax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).

Meanings

1. The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
   • Meronym: chest
   • Holonyms: torso, trunk < body
2. The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached.
   • Holonym: body
   • Meronyms: prothorax, mesothorax, metathorax

Forms

Deriveds

cholothorax · enterothorax · opisthothorax · thoracic · cephalothorax · bithorax · endothorax · thoracoplasty · fibrothorax · pneumothorax · pyothorax · extrathoracic · thoracic vertebra · metathorax · entothorax · prothorax · hemithorax · hemothorax · trithorax · mesothorax · haemothorax · hematothorax · midthorax · chylothorax · aerothorax · thoracal · pneumatothorax · hydrothorax · synthorax

Relateds

abdomen · head

Translations (76)

hy կրծքավանդակ (region of the mammalian body) · ko 흉곽 (region of the mammalian body) · cs hruď (region of the mammalian body) · yi ברוסטקאַסטן (region of the mammalian body) · ja 胸郭 (region of the mammalian body) · nl borstkas (region of the mammalian body) · ru грудна́я кле́тка (region of the mammalian body) · sa वक्षस् (region of the mammalian body) · is brjóstkassi (region of the mammalian body) · el θώρακας (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · sl toraks (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · pt tórax (region of the mammalian body) · fi rintakehä (region of the mammalian body) · nl borststuk (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · uk то́ракс (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · ga cliabhrach (region of the mammalian body) · ca tòrax (region of the mammalian body) · ko 흉부 (region of the mammalian body) · de Thorax (region of the mammalian body) · vo blötakev (region of the mammalian body) · pl tułów (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · gd cliabh (region of the mammalian body) · eo torako (region of the mammalian body) · ceb dughan (region of the mammalian body) · fi keskiruumis (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · el θώρακας (region of the mammalian body) · ga tóracs (region of the mammalian body) · vi ngực (region of the mammalian body) · es tórax (region of the mammalian body) · mi tārāuma (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · sl toraks (region of the mammalian body) · uk грудна́ клі́тка (region of the mammalian body) · lmo torax (region of the mammalian body) · cmn 胸廓 (region of the mammalian body) · it torace (region of the mammalian body) · pl klatka piersiowa (region of the mammalian body) · is frambolur (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · cs hrudník (region of the mammalian body) · ms toraks (region of the mammalian body) · nl borst (region of the mammalian body) · sv bröstkorg (region of the mammalian body) · gd broilleach (region of the mammalian body) · bg гръден кош (region of the mammalian body) · is brjósthol (region of the mammalian body) · ms toraks (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · sl prsni koš (region of the mammalian body) · ru то́ракс (region of the mammalian body) · cmn 胸部 (region of the mammalian body) · tl dibdib (region of the mammalian body) · hu tor (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · is brjóst (region of the mammalian body) · th อก (region of the mammalian body) · ru то́ракс (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · mk гради (region of the mammalian body) · gl arca (region of the mammalian body) · lmo peit (region of the mammalian body) · sat ᱠᱚᱲᱟᱢ (region of the mammalian body) · hu mellkas (region of the mammalian body) · vi vòng một (region of the mammalian body) · ml നെഞ്ച് (region of the mammalian body) · fr thorax (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · gl tórax (region of the mammalian body) · uk то́ракс (region of the mammalian body) · es tórax (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · ga tóracs (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · mi hōpara (region of the mammalian body) · io torako (region of the mammalian body) · pt tórax (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · mi tārāuma (region of the mammalian body) · sl oprsje (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · fr thorax (region of the mammalian body) · it petto (region of the mammalian body) · kmr sing (region of the mammalian body) · sv thorax (region of the mammalian body) · de Thorax (middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body) · oc torax (region of the mammalian body)