nounWord forms: pluralthoraxes or thoraces (ˈθɔːrəˌsiːz, θɔːˈreɪsiːz)
1.
the part of the human body enclosed by the ribs
2.
the corresponding part in other vertebrates
3.
the part of an insect's body between the head and abdomen, which bears the wings and legs
Word origin
C16: via Latin from Greek thōrax breastplate, chest
Examples of 'thoraces' in a sentence
thoraces
The association of recurrent pneumo - thoraces and renal neoplastic disease should alert for the possible presence of this syndrome.
M Schreuer, M Lemmerling, W Pauwels, D Dewilde, C Heyse, K L Verstraete 2011, 'Incidental radiological finding of a renal tumour leading to the diagnosis of birt-hogg-dubesyndrome', Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiologyhttps://www.jbsr.be/articles/482. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Bamidele Johnson Alegbeleye 2018, 'Deep neck infection and descending mediastinitis as lethal complications of dentoalveolarinfection: two rare case reports', Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1724-x. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)