rib cage
11rib cage — noun a) A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae. b) The enclosed area created by and within the ribs. Syn: thoracic cage …
12rib cage — noun Date: 1909 the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them …
13rib cage — Anat. the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones. [1905 10] * * * …
14rib cage — rounded bone structure that surrounds the heart and lungs and is comprised of the ribs and the bones connected to the ribs …
15rib cage — noun (C) the structure of ribs around your lungs, heart, and other organs …
16ˈrib ˌcage — noun [C] the bones that curve around and protect the organs in your chest …
17RIB-CAGE — …
18Human 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 =… …
19Rib fracture — Classification and external resources An X ray showing multiple old fractured ribs of the person s left side as marked by the oval. ICD 10 S …
20Cage — may refer to:Fiction* Cage (film) , a 1989 film starring Lou Ferrigno * , an episode of Law Order: Special Victims Unit * John Cage (character), a fictional character in the television show Ally McBeal * Johnny Cage, a fictional character from… …
