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Rib :: Rib (n.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.

Hydrothorax :: Hydrothorax (n.) An accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest.

Endothorax :: Endothorax (n.) An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects.

Stethoscope :: Stethoscope (n.) An instrument used in auscultation for examining the organs of the chest, as the heart and lungs, by conveying to the ear of the examiner the sounds produced in the thorax..

Pneumothorax :: Pneumothorax (n.) A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax.

Prosternum :: Prosternum (n.) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.

Pleura :: Pleura (n. fem.) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.

Truncus :: Truncus (n.) The thorax of an insect. See Trunk, n., 5..

Hemoothorax :: Hemoothorax (n.) An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.

Disjunct :: Disjunct (a.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction..

Elater :: Elater (n.) Any beetle of the family Elateridae, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle..

Mesothoracic :: Mesothoracic (a.) Of or pertaining to the mesothorax.

Mediastinum :: Mediastinum (n.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels..

Pleurobranch :: Pleurobranch (n.) Any one of the gills of a crustacean that is attached to the side of the thorax.

Unicorn :: Unicorn (n.) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax.

Thoracic :: Thoracic (a.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest..

Metathoracic :: Metathoracic (a.) Of or pertaining to the metathorax.

Pneumatograph :: Pneumatograph (n.) An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax or chest wall during respiration; -- also called stethograph.

Mesothorax :: Mesothorax (n.) The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera.

Succussive :: Succussion (n.) The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax..

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