Thoracic

Alternative forms

• thoracick obsolete

Origin

From Ancient Greek θωρακικός (thorakikos, "suffering in the chest, of the thorax"), from θώραξ ("thorax").

Full definition of thoracic

Adjective

1. (anatomy) Of the thorax.

Related terms

• thorax

Derived terms

• transthoracic

Noun

1. (zoology) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.

Anagrams

• trochaic