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Thoracis
Plural of thorax, which is another name for chest, the cage of bones and cartilage (a type of tissue) that extends from the bottom of the neck to a muscle known as the diaphragm, which separates it from the belly. The plural of thorax is also written as thoraces. Thoracis comes from the Greek word "thorax" meaning "chest."

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