Chamber of the body of vertebrates that is protected by the rib cage.
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Examples for "rib cage"
Examples for "rib cage"
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For a brief moment, hope fluttered up from under her rib cage.
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A chill spread and filled my rib cage, a question taking form.
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Chris presses gingerly on the right side, just below the rib cage.
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Araminta heard the ponderous motions of larger systems through her rib cage.
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Something struck me hard, below the right side of my rib cage.
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I stepped close to the body and peered into the thoracic cavity.
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Additionally, the physical constraints of the thoracic cavity often hinder direct SPF repair.
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Extended tolerance of foreign bodies loose in the thoracic cavity has been noticed.
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The CDH progresses through continuous growth of the liver into the thoracic cavity.
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The thoracic cavity was cleared of infected material by videothoracoscopy and bacteriological samples were taken.
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Free serous fluid was identified in the thoracic cavity.
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Computed tomography (CT) showed a 10-mm calcified nodule in the left thoracic cavity.
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Into what divisions does it separate the thoracic cavity?
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My ribs weren't, though, and a protoplastic casing, exactly like the thoracic cavity, was substituted.
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On follow-up CT, the nodule was found in a different location within the left thoracic cavity.
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Emergency surgery revealed that the hernial sac was partially torn and open to the thoracic cavity.
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Wounds puncturing the thoracic cavity may cause pneumonia.
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Computed tomography of the chest showed that the upper stomach had herniated into the thoracic cavity.
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Technique: In a modified French position with left-lung ventilation, access to the right thoracic cavity was gained.
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Results: All 25 animals developed a diaphragmatic hernia with protrusion of the intestine into the thoracic cavity.
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After the development of video-assisted technology, endoscopic techniques have assumed an important therapeutic role into thoracic cavity.
