Dictionary Definition
chest
Noun
1 the part of the human body between the neck and
the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn:
thorax, pectus]
2 box with a lid; used for storage; usually large
and sturdy
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
ċest ‘box’ < Germanic *kistā < Latin cista < ‘chest, box, basket, hamper’. Cognates from Germanic include Dutch kist, German Kiste.Pronunciation
- /ʧɛst/, /tSEst/
- Rhymes with: -ɛst
Noun
- A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure lid.
- A coffin.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
Synonyms
- sense the thorax breast
- sense box trunk
Derived terms
- bad chest
- chest cavity
- chest cold
- chest of drawers
- chest pass
- chest wall
- chesty
- get off one’s chest
- hope chest
- keep one's cards close to one's chest
- treasure chest
- war chest
Translations
strong box
- Bosnian: kutija
- Chinese: 箱 (xiāng)
- Croatian: škrinja
- Czech: truhla
- Dutch: kist
- Finnish: arkku, kirstu
- French: coffre
- German: Truhe
- Greek: κιβώτιο (civótio) , κασόνι (kasóni) , μπαούλο (baúlo) , κασέλα (kaséla) , σεντούκι (se[n]dúci)
- Hungarian: láda
- Icelandic: kista
- Old English: cest
- Polish: kufer , skrzynia
- Russian: сундук (sundúk) ; ящик (jáščik)
- Serbian:
- Slovak: debna , truhla
- Spanish: arca, baúl
coffin
- Polish: trumna
treasury
- Polish: fundusz
chest of drawers
- Icelandic: kommóða
- Polish: komoda
- Russian: комод
thorax
- Basque: torax
- Bosnian: grudi
- Catalan: tòrax
- Chinese: 胸 (xīong), 胸部 (xīong bù)
- Croatian: prsa
- Czech: hruď
- Dutch: romp, torso, thorax, borst
- Esperanto: brusto
- Finnish: rinta, rintakehä
- French: poitrine
- German: Brust
- Greek: στήθος, στέρνο, θώρακας
- Hebrew: חזה (khaze)
- Hungarian: mellkas
- Icelandic: bringa
- trreq Ido
- trreq Interlingua
- Italian: petto
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: سنگ
- Latin: pectus
- trreq Occitan
- Polish: klatka piersiowa
- Portuguese: tórax, peito
- Romanian: torace
- trreq Romansch
- Russian: грудь
- Serbian:
- Slovak: hruď, hrudník
- Slovene: oprsje, toraks
- Spanish: pecho
- Tagalog: dibdib
Extensive Definition
- muscles
- major and minor pectoral muscles
- trapezius muscles and neck
- internal structures
- arteries and veins
- bones
- the shoulder socket containing the upper part of the humerus
- scapula
- sternum
- thoracic portion of the spine
- collarbone
- ribcage
- Floating ribs
- external structures
- thoracic abdomen (stomach, kidney/adrenal, pancreas, spleen, and lower oesophagus)
Chest anatomy - Other animals
In insects and other creatures with an exoskeleton, the area corresponding to the chest is called the thorax.In four legged mammals, the mammary glands and
nipples are located closer to the back legs, and are therefore not
part of the chest. Otherwise, the anatomy contains similar internal
organs in different configurations.
Chest injury
Injury to the chest (also referred to as chest trauma, thoracic injury, or thoracic trauma) results in up to ¼ of all deaths due to trauma in the United States.References
See also
chest in Arabic: صدر
chest in Czech: Hrudník
chest in German: Brust
chest in Indonesian: Dada
chest in Pampanga: Salu
chest in Lithuanian: Krūtinė
chest in Lingala: Bontólo
chest in Japanese: 胸
chest in Quechua: Qhasqu
chest in Simple English: Chest
chest in Slovak: Hrudník
chest in Slovenian: Prsni koš
chest in Finnish: Rinta
chest in Swedish: Bröst (könsneutralt)
chest in Tagalog: Dibdib
chest in Thai: ทรวงอก
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Fort Knox, archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bag, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, boobs, bookcase, bosom, box, breast, breasts, brisket, bunker, bursary, bust, buttery, caddy, cargo dock, case, cash register, cashbox, casket, cellar, closet, coffer, coin box, conservatory, crate, crib, crop, cupboard, depository, depot, dock, drawer, dug, dump, exchequer, fisc, glory hole, godown, gold depository, hold, hutch, knockers, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, mama, mamelon, mamelonation, mammary
gland, mammilla,
mammillation, money
chest, nenes, nipple, pap, papilla, penny bank, pigeon
breast, piggy bank, pork barrel, public crib, public till, public
treasury, public trough, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, safe, safe-deposit box, shelf, stack, stack room, stock room,
storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, strong room,
strongbox, subtreasury, supply base,
supply depot, tank,
teat, thorax, till, tit, tits, titties, titty, treasure house, treasure
room, treasure-house, treasury, trunk, udder, vat, vault, warehouse, wine
cellar