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Hemithorax

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thoraxnoun(anatomy) The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
hemiabdomennoun(anatomy) Half of the abdomen.
thoracopagusnoun(medicine, of conjoined twins) With fusion of the chest.
breastnoun(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
hemidiaphragmnoun(anatomy) Either the left or right half of the diaphragm
chest cavitynounThe thoracic cavity.
opisthothoraxnoun(anatomy) The portion of the thorax behind the prothorax.
chestnoun(anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
thoracic wallnounThe chest wall.
hemiscrotumnounEither half of a normal scrotum; an abnormal scrotum missing an entire half
aerothoraxnounpneumothorax
thoracic cavitynoun(anatomy) A chamber located within the upper human torso (and other animal bodies) which contains the heart and lungs.
hemisternotomynoun(surgery) An incision into the left or right half of the sternum
hemithalamectomynoun(medicine) Excision of half of the thalamus.
haemal cavitynoun(anatomy) The thoracic-abdominal cavity, containing the heart, etc.
thoracocyllosisnounA deformity of the thorax
mesothoraxnoun(entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present.
hemimaxillanounEither half of a maxilla
thoracic cagenoun(anatomy) A rib cage.
enterothoraxnounThe presence of abdominal organs in the thorax, which is unusual and occurs only via congenital anomalies or later injury; diaphragmatic hernia is by necessity involved, given that the diaphragm is the barrier between the abdominal and thoracic compartments.

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