chest cavity
chest cavity · chest cavities
The thoracic cavityThe thoracic cavity.
Meaning
1 sensesThe thoracic cavity.
More definitions
- the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart
Forms
plural: chest cavities| Singular | chest cavity |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart:thoracic cavity