thoracic cavity
thoracic cavity · thoracic cavities
грудна порожнина
грудная полость
Brusthöhle
A chamber located within the upper human torso which contains the heart and lungsA chamber located within the upper human torso (and other animal bodies) which contains the heart and lungs.
Meaning
1 sensesA chamber located within the upper human torso (and other animal bodies) which contains the heart and lungs.
Brusthöhle
грудна́я по́лостьgrudnája pólostʹ
грудна́ порожни́наhrudná porožnýna
More definitions
- the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart
Translations
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chamber of the human body:
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chamber of the human body:
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chamber of the human body:
Forms
plural: thoracic cavities| Singular | thoracic 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:chest cavity
See also
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