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anatomy )解剖学 connected with a person's thorax (= the part of the body that is surrounded by the ribs, between the neck and the waist) 胸;胸腔 to undergo thoracic surgery 接受胸外科手术
connected with an insect's thorax (= the middle section of its body, to which the legs and wings are attached) (昆虫的)胸,胸部 Each of the three thoracic segments bears a pair of legs. 三个胸段各有一对腿。