thoracic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from 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.
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   {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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from 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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