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[syn: pectoral, thoracic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, a. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.)
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, n. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Zool.)
One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed
beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
thoracic
adj 1: of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ"
[syn: pectoral, thoracic]