Definition of thoracic in English:
thoracic
adjective θɔːˈrasɪkθəˈræsɪk
Anatomy Zoology Relating to the thorax.
a trilobite with twelve thoracic segments
Example sentencesExamples
- Abdominal and proximal thoracic aortic aneurysms developed a few years later.
- The rib cage presses down on the pelvis, reducing thoracic and abdominal space.
- The sympathetic nerve supply to the lung arises in the upper six thoracic segments of the spinal cord.
- The left bronchial arteries, usually two, arise from the ventral surface of the thoracic aorta.
- Effective speech depends also on the motor neurons in the cervical and thoracic parts of the spinal cord that serve the muscles of breathing.
Rhymes
boracic, classic, Jurassic, neoclassic, potassic, Triassic
Definition of thoracic in US English:
thoracic
adjectiveTHəˈrasikθəˈræsɪk
Anatomy Zoology Relating to the thorax.
a trilobite with twelve thoracic segments
Example sentencesExamples
- The sympathetic nerve supply to the lung arises in the upper six thoracic segments of the spinal cord.
- Abdominal and proximal thoracic aortic aneurysms developed a few years later.
- The left bronchial arteries, usually two, arise from the ventral surface of the thoracic aorta.
- Effective speech depends also on the motor neurons in the cervical and thoracic parts of the spinal cord that serve the muscles of breathing.
- The rib cage presses down on the pelvis, reducing thoracic and abdominal space.