Meaning
chest, thorax
- The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen; chest
In a sentence
Il paziente lamentava un forte dolore al torace.
The patient complained of severe chest pain.
Il medico gli ha auscultato il torace con lo stetoscopio.
The doctor listened to his chest with a stethoscope.
Ha fatto una lastra al torace per sicurezza.
He had a chest X-ray just to be safe.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| torace | masculine · singular |
| toraci | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- More clinical or anatomical than 'petto' (chest, breast).
- Masculine noun ending in '-e', plural 'toraci'.