thoracic cavity

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1. the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart (noun.body)

hypernym	:	bodily cavity, cavity, cavum,
definition	:	(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body (noun.body)

part holonym	:	mediastinum,
definition	:	the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus (noun.body)

part meronym	:	chest, pectus, thorax,
definition	:	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)