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Synonyms & antonyms
nounA part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.
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Arabic القَفَص الصَدْرِيّ
- القَفَص الصَدْرِيّ (al-qafaṣ aṣ-ṣadriyy)part of skeleton
Bulgarian гръден кош, гръдна кухина
- гръден кош (grăden koš)part of skeleton
- гръдна кухина (grădna kuhina)cavity created by the ribs
Chinese Mandarin 胸廓, 肋廓
- 胸廓 (xiōngkuò)part of skeleton
- 肋廓part of skeleton
- 肋骨籠 /肋骨笼part of skeleton
Czech hrudní koš
- hrudní košpart of skeleton
Dutch ribbenkast, ribbenkast
- ribbenkastpart of skeleton
- ribbenkastcavity created by the ribs
- borstholtecavity created by the ribs
Esperanto brustokaĝo, torako
- brustokaĝopart of skeleton
- torakopart of skeleton
Finnish rintakehä, rintakehä
- rintakehäpart of skeleton
- rintakehäcavity created by the ribs
French cage thoracique, cage thoracique
- cage thoraciquepart of skeleton
- cage thoraciquecavity created by the ribs
German Brustkorb, Brustkasten
- Brustkorbpart of skeleton
- Brustkastenpart of skeleton
Greek θώρακας
- θώρακας (thórakas)part of skeleton
Hungarian mellkas
- mellkaspart of skeleton
Italian cassa toracica, gabbia toracica
- cassa toracicapart of skeleton
- gabbia toracicapart of skeleton
- cassa toracicacavity created by the ribs
- gabbia toracicacavity created by the ribs
Japanese 胸郭
- 胸郭 (kyōkaku)part of skeleton
Latvian krūšukurvis
- krūšukurvispart of skeleton
Polish klatka piersiowa
- klatka piersiowapart of skeleton
Portuguese caixa torácica
- caixa torácicapart of skeleton
Russian грудна́я кле́тка, грудна́я кле́тка
- грудна́я кле́тка (grudnája klétka)part of skeleton
- грудна́я кле́тка (grudnája klétka)cavity created by the ribs
Spanish caja torácica
- caja torácicapart of skeleton
Swedish bröstkorg
- bröstkorgpart of skeleton
Turkish göğüs kafesi, göğüs kafesi
- göğüs kafesipart of skeleton
- göğüs kafesicavity created by the ribs
Ukrainian грудна́ клі́тка, огру́ддя
- грудна́ клі́тка (hrudná klítka)part of skeleton
- огру́ддя (ohrúddja)part of skeleton
- грудна́ клі́тка (hrudná klítka)cavity created by the ribs
- огру́ддя (ohrúddja)cavity created by the ribs
Vietnamese lồng ngực
- lồng ngựcpart of skeleton
Welsh cawell asennau
- cawell asennaupart of skeleton
Cite this entry
APA
rib cage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rib%20cage
MLA
“rib cage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rib%20cage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rib cage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rib%20cage.
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