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thoracic

[ US /θɔˈɹæsɪk/ ]
[ UK /θɔːɹˈæsɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to the chest or thorax
    pectoral organ

How To Use thoracic In A Sentence

  • The lower opening is formed by the twelfth thoracic vertebra behind, by the eleventh and twelfth ribs at the sides, and in front by the cartilages of the tenth, ninth, eighth, and seventh ribs, which ascend on either side and form an angle, the subcostal angle, into the apex of which the xiphoid process projects. II. Osteology. 4. The Thorax
  • As demonstrated in the literature, lymphangiography combined with CT is the standard procedure for detecting the obstruction site of the thoracic duct or a tumor mass in the mediastinal area.
  • An elderly monk presented with a sharp thoracic back pain of sudden onset and shortness of breath.
  • A slip at the level of rhomboideus minor, named rhomboideus minimus, extends from the scapula to thoracic or lower cervical vertebral spines.
  • This study examined the contamination of boots worn by surgeons and other perioperative personnel during urologic, gynecologic, plastic, thoracic, and orthopedic procedures in a hospital in the United Kingdom.
  • Insertion with sharp instruments carries a serious risk of injuring intrathoracic or abdominal viscera.
  • The thoracic pleura of Archizelmiridae, visible in some of the amber fossils, provide additional clues about relationships.
  • Fortune changes all; and those who discovered the circulation of the blood, the lacteal veins, and the thoracic canal, are the servants of those who have learned what concomitant grace is, and have forgotten it. A Philosophical Dictionary
  • The rib cage presses down on the pelvis, reducing thoracic and abdominal space.
  • -- Schematic illustration of normal position of the intra-thoracic trachea and esophagus and also of the entire trachea when the patient is in the correct position for peroral bronchoscopy. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
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