thoracic

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek θωρακικός (thōrakikós, “suffering in the chest, of the thorax”), from θώραξ (thṓrax, “thorax”).

Adjective

thoracic (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of the thorax.

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Noun

thoracic (plural thoracics)

  1. (zoology) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.

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Noun

thoracic (uncountable)

  1. thoracic (of the thorax)
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