rib cage

Noun

 * 1)  A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.
 * 2) The enclosed area created by and within the ribs.
 * 1) The enclosed area created by and within the ribs.

Usage notes

 * In medicine, the space within the rib cage of living being is usually referred to as a cavity: or  when it includes the entire thorax, and  when referring to the area surrounding the lungs.

Translations

 * Arabic: القَفَص الصَدْرِيّ
 * Egyptian Arabic: القفص الصدري
 * Bulgarian: гръден кош
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ribbenkast or
 * Esperanto: torako
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hausa: awaza
 * Ingrian: rintakletka
 * Italian: cassa toracica, gabbia toracica
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: qefesa sîngê
 * Malagasy:
 * Navajo: azhiʼtsʼin
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romansch: chascha dal pèz
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: caja torácica
 * Swedish:
 * Tok Pisin: banis
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: cawell asennau


 * Dutch: ribbenkast or ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian: cassa toracica, gabbia toracica
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: sîngekelên
 * Russian:
 * Turkish: