Look up: thorax


  1. thorax
    Latin, meaning: breastplate
    Found op http://archives.nd.edu/ttt.htm

  2. Thorax
    the middle of the three major divisions of the arthropod body.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20003

  3. Thorax
    the chest region, just behind the head
    Found op http://australianmuseum.net.au/Glossary-of-fish-terms

  4. thorax
    In insects, the second body region, between the head and thorax. It is the region where the legs and wings are attached.
    Found op http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_7.html

  5. Thorax
    That portion of an insect's body which lies between the head and abdomen and bears the legs and wings.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  6. thorax
    (Humans as organisms) the chest, containing the heart and lungs and encased by the ribs
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  7. Thorax
    The chest.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  8. thorax
    [n] - the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen 2. [n] - the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates 3. [n] - part of an insect`s body that bears the wings and legs
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=thorax

  9. Thorax
    The middle section of an insects body.
    Found op http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/help/gloss.htm

  10. Thorax
    That part of the body containing the heart and the lungs, separated from the abdomen by the diaphragm.
    Found op http://www.felpress.co.uk/Exercise_Physiology_Glossary.24.0.html

  11. Thorax
    The chest; the part of the body which contains the heart and lungs
    Found op http://www.makingsenseofhealth.org.uk/default.html?section=Secondary&chapte

  12. Thorax
    the chest
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=T



  1. Thorax
    The chest
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  2. Thorax
    The chest
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html

  3. thorax
    Chest cavity
    Found op http://www.generalandmedical.com/glossary/index_alpha_Results.html?mode=T

  4. Thorax
    The chest.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf

  5. Thorax
    Thorax: The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen that contains the lungs, the heart and part of the aorta. The walls of the thorax are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum. The plural of thorax is thoraxes or thoraces. The thorax is also called the chest....
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=5762

  6. Thorax
    Tho'rax noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] 1. (Anat.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebræ, the ribs, and the sternum, and which ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/47

  7. thorax
    1. <anatomy> The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest. ... In mammals the thoracic cavity is complet...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?thorax

  8. thorax
    pectus noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thorax

  9. thorax
    (thor´aks) the part of the body between the neck and abdomen; it is separated from the abdomen by the diaphragm. Its walls are formed by the 12 pairs of ribs, attached to the sides of the spine and curving toward the front. The principal organs in the thoracic cavity are the heart with its major bl...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  10. Thorax
    • (n.) The middle region of the body of an insect, or that region which bears the legs and wings. It is composed of three united somites, each of which is composed of several distinct parts. See Illust. in Appendix. and Illust. of Coleoptera. • (n.) The part of the trunk between the neck a...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/thorax/

  11. thorax
    in amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, the chest. In humans and other mammals the chest is that part of the body between the neck and abdomen. ... [8 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/42

  12. Thorax
    The second region of the body of insects that bears the legs; in spiders, fused with the head to form the cephalothorax.
    Found op http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Spiderglossary.htm

  13. Thorax
    That part of the cephalothorax behind the head region and separated from it by a shallow groove.
    Found op http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Spiderglossary.htm

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