Definition of thorax

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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..

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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.
Rib :: Rib (n.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.
Endophragma :: Endophragma (n.) A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of certain Crustacea.
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..
Endothorax :: Endothorax (n.) An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects.
Pneumothorax :: Pneumothorax (n.) A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax.
Alitrunk :: Alitrunk (n.) The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; 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..
Prosoma :: Prosoma (n.) The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod; the thorax of an arthropod..
Entothorax :: Entothorax (n.) See Endothorax.
Prothoracic :: Prothoracic (a.) Of or pertaining to the prothorax.
Thorax :: Thorax (n.) A breastplate, cuirass, or corselet; especially, the breastplate worn by the ancient Greeks..
Post-abdomen :: Post-abdomen (n.) That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; -- more commonly called abdomen.
Hydrothorax :: Hydrothorax (n.) An accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest.
Chest :: Chest (n.) The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.
Bust :: Bust (n.) The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body..
Interthoracic :: Interthoracic (a.) In the thorax.
Abdomen :: Abdomen (n.) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda..
Hemoothorax :: Hemoothorax (n.) An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.
Parapterum :: Parapterum (n.) A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and metathorax of certain insects.
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