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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.) A
breastplate,
cuirass,
or
corselet;
especially,
the
breastplate
worn by the
ancient
Greeks..
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..
Baenosome
::
Baenosome
(n.) The
thorax
of
Arthropods.
Entothorax
::
Entothorax
(n.) See
Endothorax.
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..
Mediastinum
::
Mediastinum
(n.) A
partition;
a
septum;
specifically,
the folds of the
pleura
(and the space
included
between
them) which
divide
the
thorax
into a right and left
cavity.
The space
included
between
these folds of the
pleura,
called
the
mediastinal
space,
contains
the heart and gives
passage
to the
esophagus
and great blood
vessels..
Thoracoplasty
::
Thoracoplasty
(n.) A
remodeling
or
reshaping
of the
thorax;
especially,
the
operation
of
removing
the ribs, so as to
obliterate
the
pleural
cavity
in cases of
empyema..
Chest
::
Chest (n.) The part of the body
inclosed
by the ribs and
breastbone;
the
thorax.
Mesothoracic
::
Mesothoracic
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
mesothorax.
Rib
::
Rib (n.) One of the
curved
bones
attached
to the
vertebral
column
and
supporting
the
lateral
walls of the
thorax.
Interthoracic
::
Interthoracic
(a.) In 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..
Mesothorax
::
Mesothorax
(n.) The
middle
segment
of the
thorax
in
insects.
See
Illust.
of
Coleoptera.
Scutellum
::
Scutellum
(n.) The third of the four
pieces
forming
the upper part of a
thoracic
segment
of an
insect.
It
follows
the
scutum,
and is
followed
by the small
postscutellum;
a
scutella.
See
Thorax..
Endophragma
::
Endophragma
(n.) A
chitinous
structure
above the
nervous
cord in the
thorax
of
certain
Crustacea.
Prosoma
::
Prosoma
(n.) The
anterior
of the body of an
animal,
as of a
cephalopod;
the
thorax
of an
arthropod..
Prophragma
::
Prophragma
(n.) An
internal
dorsal
chitinous
process
between
the first two
divisions
of the
thorax
of
insects.
Pleural
::
Pleural
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
pleura
or
pleurae,
or to the sides of the
thorax..
Parapterum
::
Parapterum
(n.) A
special
plate
situated
on the sides of the
mesothorax
and
metathorax
of
certain
insects.
Post-abdomen
::
Post-abdomen
(n.) That part of a
crustacean
behind
the
cephalothorax;
-- more
commonly
called
abdomen.
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