"torso" | Definition and Related Words

torso

Noun

is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
has:
- diaphragm, midriff - (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
- shoulder - the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
- articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- serratus, serratus muscles - any of several muscles of the trunk
- side - either the left or right half of a body
- chest, pectus, thorax - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- middle, midriff, midsection - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
- waist, waistline - the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
- belly, paunch - a protruding abdomen
- love handle, spare tire - excess fat around the waistline
- hip - either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
- haunch - the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
- abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
- back, dorsum - the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- buttock, cheek - either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
- loins - the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen
is a part of: body, organic structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

same as: body, trunk

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