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Thorax
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thorax /tho·rax/ (thor´aks) pl. tho´races   [Gr.] chest; the part of the body between the neck and diaphragm, encased by the ribs.
Peyrot's thorax  an obliquely oval thorax associated with massive pleural effusions.

tho·rax (thôrks)
n. pl. tho·rax·es or tho·ra·ces (thôr-sz)
1. The part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm, partially encased by the ribs and containing the heart and lungs; the chest.
2. A part in other vertebrates that corresponds to the human thorax.
3. The second or middle region of the body of an arthropod, between the head and the abdomen, in insects bearing the legs and wings.

Thorax
The chest area, which runs between the abdomen and neck and is encased in the ribs.
Mentioned in: Chest X Ray

thorax (thōrˑ·aks),
n part of the human anatomy that comprises the chamber between the diaphragm and the neck.
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thorax
the part of the body between the neck and abdomen; the chest. It is separated from the abdomen by the diaphragm. The walls of the thorax are formed by pairs of ribs, attached to the sides of the spine and curving toward the sternum. The cranial pairs of ribs are attached to the sternum, the next few connect with cartilage connected to the sternum and often the last one or two (the floating ribs) are unattached distally. The cavity of the thorax is divided by a thick partition, the mediastinum. The principal organs in the thoracic cavity are the heart with its major blood vessels, and the lungs with the bronchi. The trachea enters the thorax to connect with the lungs, and the esophagus travels through it to connect with the stomach caudal to the diaphragm. See also thoracic.

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