thorax
pronunciation
How to pronounce thorax in British English:
UK [ˈθɔ:ræks]
How to pronounce thorax in American English:
US [ˈθɔrˌæks, ˈθor-]
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- Noun:
- the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
- the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
Word Origin
- thorax (n.)
- "chest of the body," late 14c., from Latin thorax "the breast, chest; breastplate," from Greek thorax (genitive thorakos) "breastplate, chest," of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. These birds vibrate the whole thorax .
- 2. The application of small thorax incision in heart operation .
- 3. " The fat was extracted from the thorax and thighs , " said eusebio felix murga , chief of police of dirincri district .
- 4. Thorax of drainage of central vein conduit amasses the value of fluid .
- 5. He studied it for a long while , the delicate interplay of its wings , the thin twisting calligraphy of its legs and the perfect jointed tube of its thorax .