thorax C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈθɔɹæks/ See IPA manual Freq #37691 Meanings 1 noun The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs. Holonyms: torso, trunk < body. 2 noun The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached. Holonym: body. 3 noun part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs 4 noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · the part of the human torso... chestpectus Word family Forms thoracic Derived forms aerothoraxbithoraxcephalothoraxcholothoraxchylothoraxendothoraxenterothoraxentothoraxextrathoracicfibrothoraxhaemothoraxhematothorax Etymology From Latin thorax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”). Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thorax **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθɔɹæks/ **Frequency rank:** 37691 ## Meanings 1. The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs. 2. The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached. 3. part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs 4. the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates ## Examples - Holonyms: torso, trunk < body. - Holonym: body. ## Derived Forms - aerothorax - bithorax - cephalothorax - cholothorax - chylothorax - endothorax - enterothorax - entothorax - extrathoracic - fibrothorax - haemothorax - hematothorax ## Etymology From Latin thorax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”). ## Topics - Animals markdown