Definition of thorax

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Thorax (n.) 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..

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Episternum :: Episternum (n.) One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.
Sphex :: Sphex (n.) Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. of Sand wasp, under Sand..
Thorax :: Thorax (n.) The second, or middle, region of the body of a crustacean, arachnid, or other articulate animal. In the case of decapod Crustacea, some writers include under the term thorax only the three segments bearing the maxillipeds; others include also the five segments bearing the legs. See Illust. in Appendix..
Disjunct :: Disjunct (a.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction..
Post-abdomen :: Post-abdomen (n.) That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; -- more commonly called abdomen.
Pneumatograph :: Pneumatograph (n.) An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax or chest wall during respiration; -- also called stethograph.
Metasternum :: Metasternum (n.) The ventral plate of the third or last segment of the thorax of insects.
Waist :: Waist (n.) That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.
Apodeme :: Apodeme (n.) One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea..
Pneumatothorax :: Pneumatothorax (n.) See Pneumothorax.
Endothorax :: Endothorax (n.) An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects.
Arthrostraca :: Arthrostraca (n. pl.) One of the larger divisions of Crustacea, so called because the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda..
Pleural :: Pleural (a.) Of or pertaining to the pleura or pleurae, or to the sides of the thorax..
Haematothorax :: Haematothorax (n.) Same as Hemothorax.
Mesonotum :: Mesonotum (n.) The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.
Thoracic :: Thoracic (n.) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.
Bell Bearer :: Bell bearer () A Brazilian leaf hopper (Bocydium tintinnabuliferum), remarkable for the four bell-shaped appendages of its thorax..
Coarctate :: Coarctate (a.) Pressed together; closely connected; -- applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction.
Mesosternum :: Mesosternum (n.) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.
Truncus :: Truncus (n.) The thorax of an insect. See Trunk, n., 5..
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