Verified corpus entry

thorax

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Morphology rail

Construction: Suffix -thorax, chest or chest cavity; reconstructs thorax.

  1. 01SUF / Suffix

    -thorax

    Surface: thorax

    chest or chest cavity

thorax

Verified entry

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Corpus context

Authored note

NLM MeSH descriptor D013909 verifies this medical headword; the word-part analysis uses existing source-backed parts.

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  1. Source 1

    Download MeSH Data

    National Library of Medicine

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  2. Source 2

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 4 - Respiratory System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

    External link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; opens in a new tab.

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