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Thorax
Definition 1
The division of the body lying between the neck and the abdomen. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
The upper part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed) (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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