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thoracic

tho·rac·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thaw-ras-ik, thoh-]
    • /θɔˈræs ɪk, θoʊ-/
    • /θəˌræs.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thaw-ras-ik, thoh-]
    • /θɔˈræs ɪk, θoʊ-/

Definitions of thoracic word

  • adjective thoracic of or relating to the thorax. 1
  • adjective thoracic relating to the thorax 1
  • adjective thoracic Thoracic means relating to or affecting your thorax. 0
  • adjective thoracic of, near, or relating to the thorax 0
  • adjective thoracic of, in, or near the thorax 0
See all 5 definitions of thoracic

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Origin of thoracic

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Medieval Latin thōrācicus < Greek thōrākikós. See thorac-, -ic

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Thoracic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Thoracic

thoracic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • thoracic duct

    the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.

  • accessory nerve

    either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles of the head, shoulders, larynx, and pharynx and the viscera of the abdomen and thorax

  • anapophysis

    a small process of a vertebra, especially of a lumbar or thoracic vertebra.

  • chyle

    a milky fluid composed of lymph and emulsified fat globules, formed in the small intestine during digestion

  • diaphragm

    Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe.

  • diapophysis

    the upper or articular surface of a transverse vertebral process
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