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Word: Thorax
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek thōrax
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈθɔːraks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.
Short Definition:part of body of mammal between neck and abdomen
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