NOUN | body | area of cardiac dullness | a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion) |
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Meaning | A triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs. | |
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Part of | thorax, chest, pectus | The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates |
Broader | area, region | A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve |
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