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How to pronounce thorax in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chest, pectus
Type of body part
Has types female chest, male chest, bust
Type Words
Type of body part
Has types prothorax
Type Words
Type of body part

Examples of thorax

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This arthropod division would have produced an animal with an abdomen and thorax.
From the scienceblogs.com
Without such synchronization, the thorax is weak and unable to absorb the impact.
From the sciencedaily.com
The male has a blue abdomen that is often pale and usually has a greenish thorax.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A cobra collar with counterweight one of several found on the thorax of the mummy.
From the denverpost.com
Three pairs of legs are attached to the thorax, as are two wings and two halteres.
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Rear seaters get their own thorax-protecting air bags, not just the curtains.
From the newsday.com
The sonar detector is located in the middle of the mantid's thorax, or chest.
From the dailyherald.com
He suffered two broken vertebrae, to go with a broken thorax and a broken clavicle.
From the suntimes.com
One such device, RESPeRATE, involved a belt around the thorax to monitor breathing.
From the healthland.time.com
More examples
  • The middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
  • Part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
  • The type of armor, sometimes referred to as the linothorax, as an upper body armor used by the Ancient Greeks, as well as other civilizations, from the Mycenaean Period through the Hellenistic Period. ...
  • Thorax is a peer-reviewed monthly medical journal specialising in both clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine as well as paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery. It was established in 1946 and is published by the BMJ Group.
  • In many arthropods, one of three regions formed by the fusion of the segments (others are the head and abdomen).
  • The muscular and bony structure of the chest.
  • The middle of the three major divisions of the insect body. The legs and wings (if present) are always attached to the thorax.
  • Body region between the head and abdomen. In arthropods, including insects and crustaceans.
  • The second section (tagma) of the insect body.