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

Derived forms: thoracic cavities

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Part of: chest, pectus, thorax

Encyclopedia: Thoracic cavity

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