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thoracic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, n. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, a. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. {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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thoracic adj : of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ" [syn: {pectoral}]
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