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anatomy )解剖学 the part of the body that is surrounded by the ribs, between the neck and the waist 胸;胸腔 the middle section of an insect’s body, to which the legs and wings are attached (昆虫的)胸,胸部 Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2
Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek thōrax.