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thorax
/ˈθɔːræks/
noun
klatka piersiowa
Also
tułów(m)
Definition
The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, containing the heart and lungs, or the middle section of an insect's body.
Examples
The doctor listened to his patient's thorax with a stethoscope.
Lekarz osłuchiwał klatkę piersiową swojego pacjenta stetoskopem.
In insects, the thorax is the middle section of the body to which the legs and wings are attached.
U owadów tułów to środkowa część ciała, do której przymocowane są nogi i skrzydła.
Collocations
human thoraxinsect thoraxchest and thorax
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