thoracic

American  

[thaw-ras-ik, thoh-] / θɔˈræs ɪk, θoʊ- /

Also thoracal

adjective

1. of or relating to the thorax.

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thoracic British  

/ θɔːˈræsɪk /

adjective

1. of, near, or relating to the thorax

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thoracic Scientific  

/ thə-răs′ĭk /

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

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Other Word Forms

• nonthoracic adjective
• postthoracic adjective
• prethoracic adjective
• subthoracal adjective
• subthoracic adjective
• transthoracic adjective

Etymology

Origin of thoracic

1650–60; < Medieval Latin thōrācicus < Greek thōrākikós. See thorac-, -ic

Example Sentences

This season, however, he was sidelined early on with a pinched thoracic nerve and pitched only 17 2/3 innings the rest of the season, finishing 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA.

From Los Angeles Times

The operation to repair Froome's heart took place at the Sainte-Anne Toulon military hospital, which is the highest-level trauma centre in that part of France and specialises in thoracic surgery.

From BBC

“The concept of screening is to find dangerous things before they do dangerous things,” said Dr. Daniel Boffa, chief of thoracic surgery at Yale.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2015, her lung collapsed from thoracic endometriosis, a rare manifestation of the disease.

From BBC

He had surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, a nerve and blood disorder that led to the removal of a rib and two neck muscles.

From Seattle Times