What is the difference between thorax and abdomen?
thorax | abdomen |
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
(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly.
(anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
(anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.
(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.
As nouns the difference between thorax and abdomen
is that thorax is the middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body while abdomen is the fat surrounding the belly.thorax
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(en-noun)Derived terms
* thoracic * thoracal * thoracic vertebra * thoracoplastyabdomen
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(en-noun)- He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.