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English noun: thoracic cavity

1. thoracic cavity (body) the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart


Synonymschest cavity


Broader (hypernym)bodily cavity, cavity, cavum


Part holonymmediastinum


Part meronymchest, pectus, thorax









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