pectus
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1. the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)
hypernym | : | body part, |
definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | male chest, |
definition | : | the chest of a man (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | breastbone, sternum, |
definition | : | the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | thoracic aorta, |
definition | : | a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | gall bladder, gallbladder, |
definition | : | a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | area of cardiac dullness, |
definition | : | a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | chest cavity, thoracic cavity, |
definition | : | the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | breast, chest, |
definition | : | the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | rib cage, |
definition | : | the bony enclosing wall of the chest (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | craniate, vertebrate, |
definition | : | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium (noun.animal) |
part meronym | : | body, torso, trunk, |
definition | : | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body) |
derivation | : | big-chested, chesty, |
definition | : | marked by a large or well-developed chest (adj.all) |
derivation | : | big-chested, chesty, |
definition | : | marked by a large or well-developed chest (adj.all) |
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