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thorax
A technical term from medicine and biology for the chest of humans and vertebrates. It encloses the chest cavity with important organs such as the heart and lungs.
Nach dem Unfall wurde ein Röntgenbild vom Thorax gemacht, um Rippenbrüche auszuschließen.
After the accident, an X-ray of the thorax was taken to rule out rib fractures.
'Thorax' is a technical term from medicine and biology. In everyday conversation, this word is rarely used.
Der Arzt erklärte, dass die Verletzung im Bereich des Thorax liegt.
The doctor explained that the injury is in the area of the thorax.
To describe a position within the chest, the preposition 'in' is used with the dative. An examination often refers to 'auf den Thorax' (of the thorax / focused on the thorax).
Die Untersuchung ergab, dass sich Flüssigkeit im Thorax angesammelt hatte.
The examination showed that fluid had accumulated in the thorax.
In a medical context, 'Thorax' is often combined with examinations, for example 'ein Thorax-Röntgen' (a chest X-ray), 'eine CT des Thorax' (a CT scan of the thorax), or 'den Thorax abhören' (to listen to the chest with a stethoscope).
Die Ärztin ordnete eine Computertomographie des Thorax an.
The doctor ordered a CT scan of the thorax.
chest / breast
'die Brust' and 'der Thorax' refer to the same area of the upper body, but they belong to different language situations. 'Brust' is the normal everyday word when talking about the front of the upper body. 'Thorax' is a technical term from medicine and biology and refers to the chest as a body region with important organs such as the heart and lungs. In a normal conversation, people usually say 'Brust'. In findings, examinations, or specialist texts, 'Thorax' is common.
Auf dem Röntgenbild ist der Thorax deutlich zu sehen.
The thorax is clearly visible on the X-ray.
Mein Vater legt die Hand auf die Brust, weil er tief durchatmen will.
My father puts his hand on his chest because he wants to take a deep breath.