rib cage
noun
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
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Unlike the rectus abdominis, which covers the front of the abdomen and mainly bends your torso forward, your obliques control rotation, resist unwanted twisting and keep your rib cage stacked over your pelvis.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
According to Bannon, Musk rammed his shoulder into the Treasury chief’s rib cage and Bessent hit him back.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Localized bone pain occurs in one specific area, such as the forearm, rib cage, or shin.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
There was also a hematoma behind abdominal living, bleeding in the space with the abdominal and pelvic organs, and blood in the space between lungs and the rib cage.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
According to Bannon, Musk rammed his shoulder into the Treasury chief’s rib cage and Bessent hit him back.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Localized bone pain occurs in one specific area, such as the forearm, rib cage, or shin.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
There was also a hematoma behind abdominal living, bleeding in the space with the abdominal and pelvic organs, and blood in the space between lungs and the rib cage.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rib cage
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“Rib cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib%20cage. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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