Akademik

thoracic cavity

noun

the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart

• Syn: ↑chest cavity

• Hypernyms: ↑cavity, ↑bodily cavity, ↑cavum

• Part Holonyms: ↑thorax, ↑chest, ↑pectus

• Part Meronyms: ↑mediastinum

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noun

: the division of the body cavity of a warm-blooded vertebrate lying anterior to or above the diaphragm, bounded peripherally by the wall of the chest, and containing the heart and lungs

Useful english dictionary. 2012.