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

“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 • Sep. 16, 2024

It was almost ordinary, like watching a woman perform thoracic surgery, or change a tire, or drive a car.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

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

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

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 • Apr. 7, 2024

How, for instance, does a wing-making master gene “know” to build a wing in the second thoracic segment, and not, say, the first or third segment?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee