THORACIC CAVITY

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Meaning:

The cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart

Synonyms:

chest cavity; thoracic cavity

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("thoracic cavity" is a kind of...):

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

Meronyms (parts of "thoracic cavity"):

mediastinum (the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus)

Holonyms ("thoracic cavity" is a part of...):

chest; pectus; thorax (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)