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midchest

midchest noun: the middle of the chest.

Noun

midchest (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The middle of the chest.
    • Today, Mrs. Khan shares a room in a dreary nursing home on the fringes of Houston, paralyzed from midchest down and tormented by a fateful choice to try to remake her life.2007 July 17, John M. Broder, “Filling Gaps in Iraq, Then Finding a Void at Home”, in New York Times

Origin of midchest

From mid- + chest.

Questions about midchest

What does midchest mean?
Midchest means the middle of the chest.
What part of speech is midchest?
Midchest is a noun.

Words near midchest in the dictionary

  1. midchain
  2. midchannel
  3. midchapter
  4. midcharge
  5. midchat
  6. midchest
  7. midchew
  8. midchildhood
  9. midchomp
  10. midchromosomal
  11. midchromosome

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