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Mesothorax

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mesosternumnoun(anatomy) The middle portion, or body, of the sternum.
synthoraxnounIn dragonflies and damselflies, the mesothorax and metathorax when fused together.
manitrunknoun(insects, anatomy) The anterior segment of the thorax in insects.
mesanepisternumnounThe upper area of the mesepisternum of some insects
mesepisternumnounAny of the oblique lateral pieces of mesothorax that meet dorsally in a ridge
thoraxnoun(anatomy) The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
mesopleuronnounThe lateral surface of the mesothorax
opisthothoraxnoun(anatomy) The portion of the thorax behind the prothorax.
metascutumnounThe scutum of the metathorax of an insect
metaventritenoun(entomology) A ventral plate of the thorax lying behind and between the mesocoxal cavities.
pulmonariumnouna membranous pleurite between the abdominal tergites and sternites of some insects
pleuronnoun(zoology) A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
pleurostomanoun(entomology, anatomy) Part of the subgenal area above the mandible of an insect
hemithoraxnounOne half of the thorax or chest
mesofemurnounThe middle part of the femur in the arthropod leg
prosternumnoun(zoology) The ventral sclerite (plate) of the prothorax of an insect.
truncusnoun(medicine) The trunk (torso) of the human body or other animal body.
mesorchiumnoun(anatomy) The fold of peritoneum that attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotum.
mesotheliumnoun(biology) A membrane of flat epithelial cells that lines the body cavity of embryos and forms the squamous cells of the peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura
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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