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thorax

noun

Definition of thorax

as in abdomen

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Recent Examples of thorax Four springs ago, Naz grabbed it by the thorax. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Making the musical theme 'Oklahoma' the state song Rainbow scarabs, which eat animal waste, are known for their metallic green or blue wings and their golden and red colors on their thoraxes. — Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 17 Feb. 2026 The adults are larger than a house fly with bodies that are pale orange-yellow colored with two or three white stripes on their thorax. — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026 It is attached to the monarch’s thorax using eyelash glue, a gentler alternative to toxic super glues. — Olivia Maule, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thorax

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Ho also said Celeste bore two significant penetrating injuries — one wound to her abdomen, which passed through the diaphragm and injured the liver, and the other penetrated the left side of her chest, damaging ribs and entered the chest cavity.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
The family was not present Friday for the medical examiner’s testimony, which featured graphic autopsy photos including two puncture wounds to the chest and abdomen that the medical examiner determined caused the victim’s death.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of abdomen

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And of the prosecution’s claim that Burke stabbed Rivas to death, the Deputy Medical Examiner said the wound to her lower liver was consistent with being stabbed in the stomach.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Inversion delivers on stomach-dropping, dizzying and scream-inspiring thrills.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

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