thoracic

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Adjective

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tho=rac=ic

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective thoracic has 1 sense

thoracic(a = adj.pert) pectoral - of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

thoracic, a. [Cf. F. thoracique.].

Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. [1913 Webster]

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.

thoracic, n. [Cf. F. thoracique.].

One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins. [1913 Webster]

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