thoracic
[thaw-ras-ik, thoh-]
- of or relating to the thorax.
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Also tho·ra·cal [thawr-uh-kuh l, thohr-] /ˈθɔr ə kəl, ˈθoʊr-/.
Origin of thoracic
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Examples from the Web for thoracic
Contemporary Examples
Back home, he became the chief of thoracic and vascular surgery at Harlem Hospital.
Historical Examples
Mesostigma: in Odonata, the spiracles of second thoracic segment.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Metastigma: in Odonata, the spiracles of third thoracic segment.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
It is the motion of cold objectivity from the thoracic ganglion.
Fantasia of the UnconsciousD. H. Lawrence
The correspondence between the thoracic and pelvic limbs is notorious.
On the Genesis of SpeciesSt. George Mivart
The thoracic segments are provided with wider plates, but unarmed.
The Glow-Worm and Other BeetlesJean Henri Fabre
thoracic
- of, near, or relating to the thorax
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Word Origin and History for thoracic
adj.
1650s, from Medieval Latin thoracicus, from Greek thorakikos, from thorax (see thorax).
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thoracic
(thə-răs′ĭk)- Of, relating to, or situated in or near the thorax.
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thoracic
[thə-răs′ĭk]
- Relating to or located in or near the thorax.
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