bony cage

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• rib cage — noun the bony enclosing wall of the chest (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal structure • Part Holonyms: ↑thorax, ↑chest, ↑pectus, ↑axial skeleton * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Human rib cage — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The human rib cage. (Source: Gray s Anatomy of the Human Body , 20th ed. 1918.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber =… …   Wikipedia

• rib cage — n the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them called also thoracic cage * * * thoracic cage skeleton thoracis …   Medical dictionary

• rib cage — noun Date: 1909 the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• human aging — ▪ physiology and sociology Introduction       physiological changes that take place in the human body leading to senescence, the decline of biological functions and of the ability to adapt to metabolic stress. In humans the physiological… …   Universalium

• thorax — tho•rax [[t]ˈθɔr æks, ˈθoʊr [/t]] n. pl. tho•rax•es, tho•ra•ces [[t]ˈθɔr əˌsiz, ˈθoʊr [/t]] 1) anat. zool. the part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing the heart and lungs in a bony cage of vertebrae, ribs, and sternum;… …   From formal English to slang

• skeletal system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  the internal skeleton that serves as a framework for the body. This framework consists of many individual bones (bone) and cartilages (cartilage). There also are bands of fibrous connective tissue the ligaments (ligament)… …   Universalium

• Rhinoplasty — For the album by Primus, see Rhinoplasty (album). Rhinoplasty Intervention Rhinoplasty: The lower lateral cartilage (greater alar cartilage) exposed for plastic modification via the left nostril …   Wikipedia

• sound reception — Introduction       response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly …   Universalium

• passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called  passerine  or  perching bird     any… …   Universalium

• respiration — respirational, adj. /res peuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing. 2. Biol. a. the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells,… …   Universalium