Body Location or Region
thorax
tho·rax [ thawr-aks, thohr- ]
Subclass of:
Trunk
Etymology:
Greek thorax = chest
From this comes the adjective thoracic. Hippocrates and Aristotle used thorax of both the chest and abdomen, but Galen limited it to the chest.
From this comes the adjective thoracic. Hippocrates and Aristotle used thorax of both the chest and abdomen, but Galen limited it to the chest.
Definitions related to chest:
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The anterior side of the thorax from the neck to the abdomen. The shape of the chest is often regarded as potential insight into a disease process, as in the case of barrel chest and respiratory dysfunction.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(thorax) Part of the body between the neck and the thoracic diaphragm, encased by the ribs.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(thorax) Subdivision of front of trunk, each instance of which has as its constitutional part some complete set of thoracic vertebral bodies (T1-T12) and some ribcage. Examples: There is only one thorax.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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(thorax) Subdivision of the trunk, which is demarcated from the neck by the plane of the superior thoracic aperture and from the abdomen internally by the inferior surface of the diaphragm and externally by the costal margin; together with the abdomen, pelvis and perineum, it constitutes the trunk. Examples: There is only one thorax.Digital AnatomistUniversity of Washington, 2003
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(thorax) The division of the body lying between the neck and the abdomen.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(thorax) The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(thoracic) Having to do with the chest.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(thoracic) Pertaining to the chest.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Thorax, the part of an animal's body between its head and its midsection. In vertebrates (fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals), the thorax is the chest, with the chest being that part of the body between the neck and the abdomen. The vertebrate thorax contains the chief organs of...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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