English Dictionary: Thoracic | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Thoracic | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, a. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. {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}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, n. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins. |