thorax

Diagram showing the thorax of an insect.

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek θώραξ (thōraks, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”)

NounEdit

thorax (plural thoraces or thoraxes)

1. the middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
2. the region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs

Derived termsEdit

• thoracic
• thoracal
• thoracic vertebra
• thoracoplasty

TranslationsEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰoː.raks/

NounEdit

thōrax m (genitive thōrācis); third declension

1. chest, thorax
2. breastplate, cuirass
3. doublet, stomacher
4. bust (statue)

InflectionEdit

Third declension.

NounEdit

thorax m (plural thoraxes)

1. Obsolete spelling of tórax (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).