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Chest cavity   /tʃɛst kˈævəti/   Listen
Chest cavity

noun
1.
The cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart.  Synonym: thoracic cavity.





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... tube originating at the posterior extremity of the larynx, and terminating within the chest cavity at a point just above the heart in the right and left bronchial tubes. It is formed by a series of cartilaginous rings joined together at their borders by ligaments and lined by ...
— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.


Words linked to "Chest cavity" :   chest, mediastinum, bodily cavity, thorax, cavity, thoracic cavity, cavum, pectus


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