ribcage

/ ˈrɪbˌkeɪdʒ /

noun

1. the bony structure consisting of the ribs and their connective tissue that encloses and protects the lungs, heart, etc

Example Sentences

“It wasn’t just one spot on the muscle that I had hurt, it was the entire thing, from underneath the ribcage all the way down to the hip. It was a large area that I hurt instead of just a small tiny spot.”

From Los Angeles Times

Whether the barely rising and falling ribcage represents restorative sleep or a dying breath is hard to say.

From Los Angeles Times

He broke 38 bones and had his ribcage rebuilt with metal, metal plates put in his face to support his eye socket, and titanium rods inserted in one of his legs, the Hollywood Reporter said.

From BBC

The poster by internationally recognized Seville artist Salustiano García Cruz shows a fresh-faced Jesus without a crown of thorns, no suffering face and miniscule wounds on the hands and ribcage.

From Seattle Times

Staff at Alberta's Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology eventually noticed small toe-bones sticking out from the ribcage.

From BBC