thoracic

[ thaw-ras-ik, thoh- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the thorax.

Origin of thoracic

1
1650–60; <Medieval Latin thōrācicus<Greek thōrākikós.See thorac-, -ic
  • Also tho·ra·cal [thawr-uh-kuhl, thohr-]. /ˈθɔr ə kəl, ˈθoʊr-/.

Other words from thoracic

  • non·tho·rac·ic, adjective
  • post·tho·rac·ic, adjective
  • pre·tho·rac·ic, adjective
  • sub·tho·ra·cal, adjective
  • sub·tho·rac·ic, adjective
  • trans·tho·rac·ic, adjective

Words Nearby thoracic

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How to use thoracic in a sentence

  • As a result she's had severe nerve damage in her right arm that threatened her career as a cardio-thoracic surgeon.

    Inside Congo's Floating Hospital | Danielle Shapiro | March 2, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The pupa, distinguished by a large thoracic region, breathes through a pair of tubes on the thorax.

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
  • It shows us three fairly bulky thoracic ganglia, arranged in the same manner as the legs.

    More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri Fabre
  • The remainder of the thoracic surface is covered with a tough breast-plate which the sting would perhaps fail to perforate.

    More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri Fabre
  • The Two-banded Scolia stings a little lower down, on the line of demarcation between the first two thoracic segments.

    More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri Fabre
  • M. Latreille is of opinion, That the four wings or their representatives replace the four thoracic legs of the decapod Crustacea.

British Dictionary definitions for thoracic

thoracic

/ (θɔːˈræsɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, near, or relating to the thorax

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Scientific definitions for thoracic

thoracic

[ thə-răsĭk ]


  1. Relating to or located in or near the thorax.

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