thoracic
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thoracic
- /θəˈɹæsɪk/
Rhymes with -æsɪk
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek θωρακικός (thōrakikós, “suffering in the chest, of the thorax”), from θώραξ (thṓrax, “thorax”).
adjective thoracick
- Of the thorax. Those wings were powered by massive thoracic muscles—muscles no longer needed by a flightless queen.
noun thoracics · thoracick
- One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pectoral, pelvic, rib, torso, chest, costal, pleural, mediastinal, intrathoracic, pulmonic, thoracodorsal, scapular, dorsal, vertebral, ribcage, sternal
Translations
Talk about this word "thoracic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thoracic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thoracic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thoracic "thoracic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thoracic.Cite this
@misc{thoracic_2026,
title = {thoracic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thoracic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
