Usually means: Rib structure protecting heart, lungs.
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  1. thoracic cage: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Cage, thoracic, Thoracic cage: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (anatomy) A rib cage.

Similar:
rib cage, thoracic cavity, chest cavity, thorax, thoracic vertebra, chest wall, breast, thoracic wall, chest, airway, more...

Opposite:
abdominal cavity, abdominal region, lower torso

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Similar:
rib cage, thoracic cavity, chest cavity, thorax, thoracic vertebra, chest wall, breast, thoracic wall, chest, airway, more...

Opposite:
abdominal cavity, abdominal region, lower torso



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