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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
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..
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Thorax
::
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..
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..
Bell Bearer
::
Bell
bearer
() A
Brazilian
leaf
hopper
(Bocydium
tintinnabuliferum),
remarkable
for the four
bell-shaped
appendages
of its
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..
Mesosternum
::
Mesosternum
(n.) The
ventral
piece of the
middle
segment
of the
thorax
in
insects.
Post-abdomen
::
Post-abdomen
(n.) That part of a
crustacean
behind
the
cephalothorax;
-- more
commonly
called
abdomen.
Succussive
::
Succussion
(n.) The act of
shaking;
a
shake;
esp.
(Med.),
a
shaking
of the body to
ascertain
if there be a
liquid
in the
thorax..
Prophragma
::
Prophragma
(n.) An
internal
dorsal
chitinous
process
between
the first two
divisions
of the
thorax
of
insects.
Hydrothorax
::
Hydrothorax
(n.) An
accumulation
of
serous
fluid in the
cavity
of the
chest.
Apodeme
::
Apodeme
(n.) One of the
processes
of the shell which
project
inwards
and unite with one
another,
in the
thorax
of many
Crustacea..
Rib
::
Rib (n.) One of the
curved
bones
attached
to the
vertebral
column
and
supporting
the
lateral
walls of the
thorax.
Pneumatograph
::
Pneumatograph
(n.) An
instrument
for
recording
the
movements
of the
thorax
or chest wall
during
respiration;
-- also
called
stethograph.
Pneumothorax
::
Pneumothorax
(n.) A
condition
in which air or other gas is
present
in the
cavity
of the
chest;
--
called
also
pneumatothorax.
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.
Prosoma
::
Prosoma
(n.) The
anterior
of the body of an
animal,
as of a
cephalopod;
the
thorax
of an
arthropod..
Metathoracic
::
Metathoracic
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
metathorax.
Metathorax
::
Metathorax
(n.) The last or
posterior
segment
of the
thorax
in
insects.
See
Illust.
of
Coleoptera.
Abdominothoracic
::
Abdominothoracic
(a.)
Relating
to the
abdomen
and the
thorax,
or
chest..
Endothorax
::
Endothorax
(n.) An
internal
process
of the
sternal
plates
in the
thorax
of
insects.
Endophragma
::
Endophragma
(n.) A
chitinous
structure
above the
nervous
cord in the
thorax
of
certain
Crustacea.
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