Thoracic

What do we mean by thoracic?

Of, relating to, or situated in or near the thorax. adjective

Of or pertaining to the thorax or chest: as, thoracic walls, contents, organs, or structures.

Having a thorax (of this or that kind); belonging to the Thoracica: as, the thoracic cirripeds.

Having the ventral fins thoracic in position; belonging to the Thoracici: as, a thoracic fish.

Posterior thoracic, a branch from the upper two or three nerves of the brachial plexus, passing on the side of the chest to be distributed to the serratus magnus. Also called long thoracic, and external respiratory nerve of Bell.

Especially, one of the several parts into which the surface of the human thorax is divided or mapped out by certain imaginary lines, which to some extent denote the situation of the contained viscera, and thus serve for medical and surgical purposes. These regions, unlike some of the corresponding abdominal regions, are all in pairs (right and left), in one nomenclature known as the humeral, subclavian, mammary, axillary, scapular, interscapular, and subscapular.

A thoracic structure; especially, a thoracic artery or nerve, or a rib-bearing dorsal vertebra. noun

A thoracic fish. noun

Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. adjective

The great trunk of the lymphatic vessels, situated on the ventral side of the vertebral column in the thorax and abdomen. See Illust. of Lacteal. adjective

One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins. noun

Of the thorax. adjective

One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins. noun

Of or relating to the chest or thorax adjective

One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.

Words that are spelled similarly to thoracic:
thoracic, thoracis, boracic, thoraces, choragic, thoric, thoracica, horacio, thoraco, thorac, thracia, thoraco-, thoracal, thorac-.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word thoracic:
splanchnic, kyphosis, lumbar, vertebra, intercostal, mediastinum, aorta, pleura, spiracle, vertebrae, endometriosis, aortic, sacral, diaphragm, brachial, aneurysm, cavity, ganglia, abdominal, appendages, sternum, duct, plexus, cervical, spinal, ganglion, scapula, pleural, vats, sacrum, urology, nerves, rib, spine, mammary, esophagus, lymphatic, axillary, setae, artery, thorax, lymph, trachea, esophageal, cardiovascular, oncology, cardiology, surgery, arteries, caudal, nerve, stenosis, cavities, dissection, neurosurgery, ribs, pelvic, carapace, lungs, segments, visceral, vascular, outlet, surgeon, pulmonary, muscles, abdomen, minimally, surgical, venous, adhesive, lung, radiology, anterior, vein, chest, sts, limbs, laterally, cardiac, transplantation, aperture, posterior, respiratory, cord, pediatric, segment, larva, syndrome, fascia, medial, veins, transverse, anal, inlet, lateral, sympathetic, inferior, trauma, fused.

Words that rhyme with thoracic:
classic, aspic, jurassic, cassock, hacek, neoclassic, assoc, nasik, kasack, bassock, fasick, sasek.

Adjectives that are often used to describe thoracic:
lower, first, upper, internal, twelfth, last, long, lateral, anterior, posterior, second, cervical, right, 12th, low, superior, third, fourth, tenth, eleventh, sixth, fifth, major, external, acromial, eighth, left, 1st, normal, seventh, ninth, intra, severe, inferior, fractured, distal, double, caudal, alar, lowest, cervicofacial, 10th, medial, middle, acute, dorsal, injured, cranial, blunt, ventral, bilateral, 5th, 6th, unstable, 3rd, 9th, supreme, mid, 8th, metastatic, spinal, fetal, adjacent, 4th, 7th, idiopathic, abdominal, associated, cardiovascular, 11th, posttraumatic, traumatic, degree, combined.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective thoracic:
aorta, cavity, spine, region, vertebrae, vertebra, wall, cage, segment, duct, surgery, syndrome, nerve, cord, artery, legs, inlet, ganglia, kyphosis, limbs, esophagus, portion, viscera, ganglion, segments, trauma, outlet, pain, area, surgeon, nerves, aneurysms, volume, curve, level, aneurysm, injuries, injury, disease, lymph, pressure, limb, scoliosis, muscles, aneurism, appendages, deformity, lesions, drainage, lymphocytes, irradiation, cavities, compression, surg, dissection, vein, leg, breathing, bodies, roots, anesthesia, expansion, operations, aperture, dystrophy, rib, musculature, somite, surgeons, incision, oesophagus, aortography, skeleton, root, radiographs, column, regions, stomach, sympathectomy, syndromes, shield, tumors, radiotherapy, involvement, block, fractures, analgesia, diseases, disc, fistula, deformities, compliance, dorsum.

Words that sound like thoracic:
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