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rib cage
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cage (kāj) a box or enclosure.
rib cage , thoracic cage the bony structure enclosing the thorax, consisting of the ribs, vertebral column, and sternum.

rib cage
n.
The enclosing structure formed by the ribs and the bones to which they are attached.

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