thorax
/ˈθɔːræks/ (bre, ipa) · [θˈɔræks] /ˈθɔːræks/ (ame, ipa) · [θˈɔræks] /ˈthȯr-ˌaks How to pronounce thorax (audio)/ (ame, mw)
thorax — noun
- thoraxsingular
- thoracesplural
1. the rib-covered chest area in a person or animal, above the belly and below the
the rib-covered chest area in a person or animal, above the belly and below the throat, holding the heart and lungs
The doctor pressed Hamza's thorax to check whether any ribs were broken.
medical exam: press the thorax to check ribs
A deep cut across Naoko's thorax needed stitches at the emergency room.
The X-ray showed fluid building up inside the cat's thorax.
During surgery, the team protected the patient's thorax with padded supports.
文法句型
injury to the thorax
inside the thorax
用法筆記
Common in medical or scientific writing. In everyday speech, people usually say 'chest', especially when talking about pain or breathing.
2. the body segment in an insect or similar arthropod that comes after the head, be
the body segment in an insect or similar arthropod that comes after the head, before the abdomen, and where its legs and wings attach
In science class, Kofi labeled the bee's thorax before drawing its wings.
insect diagram: label the thorax
The ant's thorax was darker than its head and abdomen.
Under the glass, the fly's legs all attached to the thorax.
Tomás spotted yellow hairs on the bumblebee's thorax.
The guide explained that a butterfly's wings grow from the thorax.
- middle section
plain descriptive phrase, not a technical anatomy term
- body segment
general biology term that does not specifically mean the thorax
文法句型
the thorax of + insect
legs attached to the thorax
用法筆記
Common in biology and insect study. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is for insects and similar small creatures, not the human chest.