Etymology

thoracic

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Today it means: Of the thorax. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θωρακικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθωρακικός“suffering in the chest, of the thorax”
  2. English todaythoracic

From Ancient Greek θωρακικός (thōrakikós, “suffering in the chest, of the thorax”), from θώραξ (thṓrax, “thorax”).

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