Thorax

See also: thorax

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Thorax m (strong, genitive Thoraxes, plural Thoraxe or Thoraces)

1. (anatomy) thorax (region of the mammalian body)
2. (entomology, arachnology) thorax (middle division of certain arthropods)
   • 1912, Theodor Becker, “Chloropidae”, in Annales Musei Nationalis Hungarici‎^[1], volume 10, page 135:

     Kopf breiter als der Thorax

     Head wider than thorax

Declension

Declension of Thorax [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Thorax	die	Thoraxe, Thoraces
genitive	eines	des	Thoraxes	der	Thoraxe, Thoraces
dative	einem	dem	Thorax, Thoraxe1	den	Thoraxen, Thoraces
accusative	einen	den	Thorax	die	Thoraxe, Thoraces

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Thorax” in Duden online