thorax
The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
Other meanings
The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached.
A kind of
- body part
Word history
From Ancient Greek "θώραξ" (a breastplate, cuirass, corslet).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “thorax” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.