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Lung vs Thorax - What's the difference?

lung | thorax |

As nouns the difference between lung and thorax

is that lung is (anatomy) a biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air while thorax is thorax (region of the mammalian body).

lung

English

(wikipedia lung)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air.
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    Synonyms

    * (organ) (in the plural) bellows (informal or archaic), (in the plural) lights

    Derived terms

    * aqualung * iron lung * leather-lunged * lungfish * lung flower * lung lichen * lungful * lung sac * lungwort

    thorax

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • the middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
  • the region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs

    • Derived terms

    * thoracic * thoracal * thoracic vertebra * thoracoplasty