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July 2, 2026
| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12799
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12799
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| Preferred Name | Thorax |
| Definitions |
The division of the body lying between the neck and the abdomen.
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| Synonyms |
Thorax, NOS
front of thorax
anterolateral part of thorax
ventral part of thoracic region
THORAX
Thorax
chest
pectus
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| label | Thorax
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:C12799
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| code | C12799
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| DEFINITION | The division of the body lying between the neck and the abdomen.
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| ALT_DEFINITION | Subdivision of trunk proper, which is demarcated from the neck by the plane of the superior thoracic aperture and from the abdomen internally by the inferior surface of the diaphragm and externally by the costal margin and associated with the thoracic vertebral column and ribcage and from the back of the thorax by the external surface of the posterolateral part of the rib cage, the anterior surface of the thoracic vertebral column and the posterior axillary lines; together with the abdomen and the perineum, it constitutes the trunk proper.
The division of the body lying between the neck and the abdomen. (NCI)
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| Legacy Concept Name | Thorax
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC
GDC
PCDC
UBERON
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| xRef | UBERON:0001443
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| FULL_SYN |
Thorax, NOS
front of thorax
anterolateral part of thorax
ventral part of thoracic region
THORAX
Thorax
chest
pectus
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| UMLS_CUI | C0817096
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| Maps_To |
Thorax, NOS
Thorax
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| Preferred_Name | Thorax
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| Display_Name | Thorax
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| Semantic_Type | Body Location or Region
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