thoracic

tho·racic (t̸hə ras′ik)

adjective

of, in, or near the thorax

Etymology: ModL thoracicus < Gr thōrakikos

Modifies a noun

vertebra: A thoracic fracture is a break in the thoracic vertebrae.
aorta: Aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection occurred in 18 % , usually in the thoracic aorta ( about 60 % ).
esophagus: The tumor was located in the upper, middle and lower thoracic esophagus in four, 20 and 11 cases, respectively.
spine: The claimant began to feel pain in his thoracic spine at about the end of August 1996.
aneurysm: An untreated ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm is also always fatal.
radiograph: The following 2 weeks will be focused on thoracic radiographs.

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