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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


Synonymsthoracic cavity


Broader (hypernym)bodily cavity, cavity, cavum


Part holonymmediastinum


Part meronymchest, pectus, thorax









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