thoracic
adjective/θɔːˈræsɪk/
/θɔːˈræsɪk/
[only before noun]- (anatomy) connected with a person's thorax (= the part of the body that is surrounded by the ribs, between the neck and the waist)
- to undergo thoracic surgery
- connected with an insect's thorax (= the middle section of its body, to which the legs and wings are attached)
- Each of the three thoracic segments bears a pair of legs.
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