English noun: chest cavity | |||
1. | chest cavity (body) the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart | ||
Synonyms | thoracic cavity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bodily cavity, cavity, cavum | ||
Part holonym | mediastinum | ||
Part meronym | chest, pectus, thorax | ||