THORACIC
Tho*rac"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.)
Defn: 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.
THORACIC
Tho*rac"ic, n. Etym: [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.
THORACICA
Tho*rac"i*ca, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of cirripeds including those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples.
THORACOMETER
Tho`ra*com"e*ter, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: Same as Stethometer.
THORACOPLASTY
Tho`ra*co*plas"ty, n. Etym: [Thorax + plasty.] (Med.)
Defn: A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema.