chest cavity
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- noun
- /tʃɛst ˈkævɪti/
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cavidad torácica
- The distribution of injury among the different cardiac chambers mainly pertains to the anterior location of the right heart in the chest cavity.
- open the chest cavity
- filled her chest cavity
- blood in the chest cavity
After an autopsy, your brain ends up in your chest cavity.
- After an autopsy, your brain ends up in your chest cavity.
- She was obviously anaesthetized and she had no heart and no lungs, so he could see into her chest cavity, her ribs, and she was alive.
Examples
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I think she's bleeding into her chest cavity.
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The surgeon carefully examined the chest cavity to assess the damage to the heart.
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Make an opening into the chest cavity.
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"We got some blood in the chest cavity."
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The tumor took up much of her chest cavity and even spread into her right arm.
Blog text (17) -
A sharp object punctured her chest cavity.
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What happens to your chest cavity as you inhale and your lungs fill?
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First, we need to open up the chest cavity and inspect the vital organs.
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This hunched shape also shrinks your chest cavity while you sit, meaning your lungs have less space to expand into when you breathe.
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The incision is made, and one of the surgeons searching the chest cavity of the victim looks up and says, "There's something wrong here."
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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The space inside the chest between the ribs and the diaphragm that holds the heart and lungs
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the space inside the chest' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'chest' (upper body region) with 'cavity' (a hollow or space). This is a straightforward compositional anatomical compound that follows common noun+noun formation and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Chest cavity comes from a simple picture: chest is the rib area of the body and cavity means a hollow space that holds the heart and lungs. So, 'chest cavity' means the inside space in the chest where these organs sit and where doctors check for problems.