rib cage
noun
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
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The left kidney is in the left upper quadrant, below the rib cage and behind the liver.
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Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Then a Cactus League comebacker drilled Treinen in the right rib cage March 9.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Lady Amelia Windsor has various tattoos, including three bear cubs, a tiger on her left shoulder blade, and a petal on her rib cage.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
The cardiothoracic surgeon will make a large incision down the center of your chest, cut open the sternum (breastbone), and spread the rib cage to visualize and operate on the heart.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Then a Cactus League comebacker drilled Treinen in the right rib cage March 9.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Lady Amelia Windsor has various tattoos, including three bear cubs, a tiger on her left shoulder blade, and a petal on her rib cage.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
The cardiothoracic surgeon will make a large incision down the center of your chest, cut open the sternum (breastbone), and spread the rib cage to visualize and operate on the heart.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Rib cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib%20cage. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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