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Definition of thorax
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of thorax is as below...
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.
Cucullated
::
Cucullated
(a.)
Having
the
prothorax
elevated
so as to form a sort of hood,
receiving
the head, as in
certain
insects..
Hemoothorax
::
Hemoothorax
(n.) An
effusion
of blood into the
cavity
of the
pleura.
Abdomen
::
Abdomen
(n.) The
belly,
or that part of the body
between
the
thorax
and the
pelvis.
Also, the
cavity
of the
belly,
which is lined by the
peritoneum,
and
contains
the
stomach,
bowels,
and other
viscera.
In man, often
restricted
to the part
between
the
diaphragm
and the
commencement
of the
pelvis,
the
remainder
being
called
the
pelvic
cavity..
Semirecondite
::
Semirecondite
(a.) Half
hidden
or half
covered;
said of the head of an
insect
when half
covered
by the
shield
of the
thorax.
Echoscope
::
Echoscope
(n.) An
instrument
for
intensifying
sounds
produced
by
percussion
of the
thorax.
Elater
::
Elater
(n.) Any
beetle
of the
family
Elateridae,
having
the
habit,
when laid on the back, of
giving
a
sudden
upward
spring,
by a quick
movement
of the
articulation
between
the
abdomen
and
thorax;
--
called
also click
beetle,
spring
beetle,
and
snapping
beetle..
Manitrunk
::
Manitrunk
(n.) The
anterior
segment
of the
thorax
in
insects.
See
Insect.
Pleura
::
Pleura
(n. fem.) The
smooth
serous
membrane
which
closely
covers
the lungs and the
adjacent
surfaces
of the
thorax;
the
pleural
membrane.
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..
Metasternum
::
Metasternum
(n.) The
ventral
plate of the third or last
segment
of the
thorax
of
insects.
Endophragma
::
Endophragma
(n.) A
chitinous
structure
above the
nervous
cord in the
thorax
of
certain
Crustacea.
Mesosternum
::
Mesosternum
(n.) The
ventral
piece of the
middle
segment
of the
thorax
in
insects.
Pneumothorax
::
Pneumothorax
(n.) A
condition
in which air or other gas is
present
in the
cavity
of the
chest;
--
called
also
pneumatothorax.
Post-abdomen
::
Post-abdomen
(n.) That part of a
crustacean
behind
the
cephalothorax;
-- more
commonly
called
abdomen.
Pleurobranch
::
Pleurobranch
(n.) Any one of the gills of a
crustacean
that is
attached
to the side of the
thorax.
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..
Prosternum
::
Prosternum
(n.) The
ventral
plate of the
prothorax
of an
insect.
Coarctate
::
Coarctate
(a.)
Pressed
together;
closely
connected;
--
applied
to
insects
having
the
abdomen
separated
from the
thorax
only by a
constriction.
Pneumatothorax
::
Pneumatothorax
(n.) See
Pneumothorax.
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