rib cage
1rib 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 …
2rib cage — rib cages also ribcage N COUNT Your rib cage is the structure of ribs in your chest. It protects your lungs and other organs …
3rib cage — n the structure of ↑ribs in your chest …
4rib cage — rib ,cage noun count the bones that curve around the chest and protect organs such as the lungs and heart …
5rib cage — rib′ cage n. anat. the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones • Etymology: 1905–10 …
6rib cage — n. the cagelike structure of the body formed by the ribs …
7rib|cage — «RIHB KAYJ», noun. the barrel shaped enclosure formed by the ribs of the chest; framework of the ribs …
8rib cage — noun the bony enclosing wall of the chest (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal structure • Part Holonyms: ↑thorax, ↑chest, ↑pectus, ↑axial skeleton * * * noun …
9rib cage — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rib cage : singular rib cage plural rib cages the bones that curve around the chest and protect organs such as the lungs and heart …
10rib cage — /ˈrɪb keɪdʒ/ (say rib kayj) noun the enclosing wall of the chest consisting mainly of the ribs and their connective tissues …
