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What is a thorax?

What is a thorax? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
  2. (entomology and arachnology) The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body.
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Small animals may be cast by placing a lark's head hitch around the thorax and abdomen.
A metastatic work-up, including a bone scan and a computed tomographic scan of the thorax and abdomen, was negative.
It has three pairs of true legs on the thorax and five pairs of fleshy prolegs on the abdomen.
Internally, the thorax houses the large muscles that control the wings and legs.
These spots may be missing, but in all cases there is a small black triangle at the base of the wings near the thorax.
Lesions usually begin on the upper thorax and neck but may spread to the entire body.

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