rib cage

See also: ribcage and rib-cage

English

Human rib cage.

Alternative forms

• ribcage, rib-cage

Noun

rib cage (plural rib cages)

1. (anatomy) A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.

   Synonym: thoracic cage

2. The enclosed area created by and within the ribs.

Usage notes

• In medicine, the space within the rib cage of living being is usually referred to as a cavity: chest cavity or thoracic cavity when it includes the entire thorax, and pleural cavity when referring to the area surrounding the lungs.

Translations

part of skeleton

• Arabic: القَفَص الصَدْرِيّ m (al-qafaṣ aṣ-ṣadriyy)

  Egyptian Arabic: القفص الصدري m (el-ʔafaṣ e-ṣaḍri or e-qafaṣ e-ṣaḍri)

• Bulgarian: гръден кош m (grǎden koš)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胸部 (zh) (xiōngbù), 胸膛 (zh) (xiōngtáng)

• Czech: hrudní koš (cs) m
• Dutch: ribbenkast f or m
• Esperanto: torako
• Finnish: rintakehä (fi)
• French: cage thoracique (fr) f
• German: Brustkorb (de) m, Brustkasten (de) m
• Greek: θώρακας (el) m (thórakas)
• Hausa: àwazā̀ f
• Ingrian: rintakletka
• Italian: cassa toracica f, gabbia toracica f
• Japanese: 胸郭 (ja) (きょうかく, kyōkaku)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: qefesa sîngê

• Malagasy: haran-tratra (mg)
• Navajo: azhiʼtsʼin
• Polish: klatka piersiowa (pl) f
• Portuguese: caixa torácica (pt) f
• Romansch: chascha dal pèz f
• Russian: грудна́я кле́тка (ru) f (grudnája klétka)
• Spanish: caja torácica f
• Swedish: bröstkorg (sv) c
• Tok Pisin: banis
• Turkish: göğüs kafesi (tr)
• Vietnamese: lồng ngực (vi)
• Welsh: cawell asennau m

cavity created by the ribs

• Dutch: ribbenkast f or m, borstholte (nl) f
• Finnish: rintakehä (fi)
• French: cage thoracique (fr) f
• Italian: cassa toracica f, gabbia toracica f
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: sîngekelên

• Russian: грудна́я кле́тка (ru) f (grudnája klétka)
• Turkish: göğüs kafesi (tr)

Further reading

• rib cage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• rice bag