thorax
Example Sentences
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Doctors said she had a thorax exam and is suffering from hypertension.
From Reuters
“My father was recovered without vital signs, with trauma to his thorax, his brain, his feet, his knees,” Hernández Juarez said, gripping the death certificate.
From Seattle Times
Anatomical adaptations like a tall mobile waist that decoupled the hips and thorax allowed for more torso rotation.
From Salon
Some of their bodies had bizarre injuries: four had severe skull or thorax injuries, two had eyes missing, and one was missing its tongue.
From Salon
“He had multiple wounds in the upper third of the thorax, face and neck, apparently from buckshot,” Amoros confirmed.
From The Guardian
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