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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to the chest or thorax;
- Example: "pectoral organ"
[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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

thoracic adj 1: of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ" [syn: pectoral, thoracic]