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thorax /thōˈraks, thöˈ/ noun (pl thoˈraxes or thoˈraces /-sēz/)- The part of the body between the head and abdomen, in man the chest, in insects the division that bears legs and wings (zoology)
- A corslet or breastplate (ancient Greece)
ORIGIN: Gr thōrāx, -ākos thoracic /-rasˈik/ or thoˈracal /-rə-kl/ adjective thoracic duct noun The main trunk of the vessels conveying lymph in the body |