thoracic cavities
- plural of thoracic cavity.
Example Sentences
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It overcrowds the abdominal and thoracic cavities, thus making the breath short and the working of the heart more difficult, also producing a tendency to prolapsus of the various abdominal organs.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by Alsaker, R. L.
Thus, if the abdominal and thoracic cavities be small, and the cranial cavity large, the nervous temperament is indicated.
From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander
On post-mortem examination the blood is found tarry and dark, and bloody exudates may be found in the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
