| 单词 | thoracic cage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthoracic cage thoracic aorta (also called pectoral aorta), that part of the aorta which traverses the thorax. thoracic artery, any one of the branches arising from the axillary artery. thoracic cage, the skeleton of the thorax with its ligaments (Billings, 1890). thoracic cavity, the space enclosed by the ribs, spine, and diaphragm, containing the heart, lungs, etc. thoracic duct, the main trunk of the lymphatic system, through which the chyle and lymph are conveyed to the blood. thoracic limb, in a vertebrate, a fore-limb; in man, the arm; in quadrupeds, the fore-leg; in birds, the wing; in fishes, a thoracic or pectoral fin; in invertebrates, a member appended to the thorax. thoracic vertebra, a vertebra which articulates with a rib; a dorsal vertebra.extracted from thoracicadj.n.< as lemmas |
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