Phrase guide

rib cage

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thoracic cage

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The enclosed area created by and within the ribs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the bony enclosing wall of the chest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skeletal structure

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: القَفَص الصَدْرِيّ (al-qafaṣ aṣ-ṣadriyy) — part of skeleton
  • Arabic: القفص الصدري (el-ʔafaṣ e-ṣaḍri or e-qafaṣ e-ṣaḍri) — part of skeleton
  • Bulgarian: гръден кош (grǎden koš) — part of skeleton
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胸廓 (xiōngkuò) — part of skeleton
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肋廓 — part of skeleton
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肋骨籠 /肋骨笼 — part of skeleton
  • Czech: hrudní koš — part of skeleton
  • Dutch: ribbenkast — part of skeleton
  • Esperanto: brustokaĝo — part of skeleton
  • Esperanto: torako — part of skeleton
  • Finnish: rintakehä — part of skeleton
  • French: cage thoracique — part of skeleton
  • German: Brustkorb — part of skeleton
  • German: Brustkasten — part of skeleton
  • Greek: θώρακας (thórakas) — part of skeleton
  • Hausa: àwazā̀ — part of skeleton
  • Hungarian: mellkas — part of skeleton
  • Ingrian: rintakletka — part of skeleton
  • Italian: cassa toracica — part of skeleton
  • Italian: gabbia toracica — part of skeleton
  • Japanese: 胸郭 (kyōkaku) — part of skeleton
  • Northern Kurdish: qefesa sîngê — part of skeleton
  • Latvian: krūšukurvis — part of skeleton
  • Malagasy: haran-tratra — part of skeleton
  • Navajo: azhiʼtsʼin — part of skeleton
  • Polish: klatka piersiowa — part of skeleton
  • Portuguese: caixa torácica — part of skeleton
  • Romansh: chascha dal pèz — part of skeleton
  • Russian: грудна́я кле́тка (grudnája klétka) — part of skeleton
  • Spanish: caja torácica — part of skeleton
  • Swedish: bröstkorg — part of skeleton
  • Tok Pisin: banis — part of skeleton
  • Turkish: göğüs kafesi — part of skeleton
  • Ukrainian: грудна́ клі́тка (hrudná klítka) — part of skeleton
  • Ukrainian: огру́ддя (ohrúddja) — part of skeleton
  • Vietnamese: lồng ngực — part of skeleton
  • Welsh: cawell asennau — part of skeleton
  • Bulgarian: гръдна кухина (grǎdna kuhina) — cavity created by the ribs
  • Dutch: ribbenkast — cavity created by the ribs
  • Dutch: borstholte — cavity created by the ribs
  • Finnish: rintakehä — cavity created by the ribs
  • French: cage thoracique — cavity created by the ribs
  • Italian: cassa toracica — cavity created by the ribs
  • Italian: gabbia toracica — cavity created by the ribs
  • Northern Kurdish: sîngekelên — cavity created by the ribs
  • Russian: грудна́я кле́тка (grudnája klétka) — cavity created by the ribs
  • Turkish: göğüs kafesi — cavity created by the ribs
  • Ukrainian: грудна́ клі́тка (hrudná klítka) — cavity created by the ribs
  • Ukrainian: огру́ддя (ohrúddja) — cavity created by the ribs