Thoracic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, a. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.)
     Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest.
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     {Thoracic duct} (Anat.), 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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, n. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Zool.)
     One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed
     beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thoracic
       adj : of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ"
             [syn: {pectoral}]