Meaning & use
thorax
The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, containing the heart and lungs; also an insect's midsection.
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The doctor listened to his thorax with a stethoscope to check his breathing.
A beetle's legs and wings are attached to its thorax, the middle segment of its body.
A note on using this word
In anatomy it names the chest region of vertebrates; in entomology it names the insect body segment between the head and abdomen.
Words with a similar meaning
chest
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