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Recent Examples of thoraxEach time, the caterpillars tucked their head and thorax downward and froze in the sphinx position.—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025 In Khao Yai National Park near Kong Kaeo Waterfall, for example, researchers found a robber fly attached to the bottom of a leaf with small flower-like growths protruding from its head, thorax and abdomen, earning the new fungus the name Ophiocordyceps floriformis.—Miami Herald, 10 July 2025 In more severe cases, surgical options may be proposed to correct the scoliosis curve and restore balance to the thorax, creating vital space for the heart and lungs within the chest cavity.—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 At around 3 to 4 millimeters, the adults have a tan thorax, and the abdomen is split with black on top and gray on the underside.—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thorax
Scans revealed the magnets had clustered into four chains in the lower-right side of his abdomen, pulling together different sections of his bowel with their magnetic force, the report said, noting some imagery was distorted by the magnets.
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Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
About five hours later, a co-worker found the victim lying in her car, gravely wounded by two gunshots to her abdomen and shoulder.
Some capsules are coated to prevent the supplement from breaking down in the stomach.
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Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
Amylin is a hormone that is co-secreted with insulin through the pancreas and helps regulate blood glucose levels, appetite and gastric emptying, which is the process of food moving from the stomach to the intestines.
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