Definition of rib cage
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
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Shut down Tuesday, Walker Buehler will likely miss a couple weeks because of a microfractured rib cage.
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Hayes died at the scene from one gunshot above his forehead on the right side of his head, one near the bottom of his left rib cage and one to his torso, according to an autopsy.
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This black suit offers sophisticated cut-outs at the rib cage.
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Yet while sounds don’t fossilize, the shapes and sizes of bits of rib cages and nasal cavities have hinted that dinosaur noises were actually more ostrich- or crocodile-like in nature.
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Nottingham hasn't played since May 11 after suffering a muscle strain in his rib cage.
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My first pregnancy, 25 years ago, widened my rib cage.
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Walker Buehler sported a baseball-sized bruise on his right rib cage, courtesy of the 108-mph line drive off the bat of Colorado's Trevor Story that struck him in the fifth inning Monday night.
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Antony argued that Goodwin’s kicks to Harris’s backside, rib cage and stomach could have killed, maimed or disabled Harris, elements necessary for the malicious-wounding charge.
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First Known Use of rib cage
1883
RIB CAGE Defined for English Language Learners
rib cage
Definition of rib cage for English Language Learners
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medical : the curved wall of ribs that surrounds and protects the chest
RIB CAGE Defined for Kids
rib cage
Definition of rib cage for Students
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting of the ribs and their connecting parts
Medical Dictionary
rib cage
medical Definition of rib cage
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them — called also
thoracic cage
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