Meanings
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adjectiveof or relating to the chest or thorax
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Origin
- Ancient Greekθωρακικός“suffering in the chest, of the thorax”
- Englishthoracic
From Ancient Greek θωρακικός (thōrakikós, “suffering in the chest, of the thorax”), from θώραξ (thṓrax, “thorax”).
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Ancient Greek θωρᾱκικός
- θωρᾱκικός (thōrākikós)of the thorax
Catalan toràcic
- toràcicof the thorax
Czech hrudní
- hrudníof the thorax
Esperanto toraka
- torakaof the thorax
Finnish rintakehä-
- rintakehä-of the thorax
French thoracique
- thoraciqueof the thorax
German thorakal
- thorakalof the thorax
Greek θωρακικός
- θωρακικός (thorakikós)of the thorax
Hungarian mellkasi
- mellkasiof the thorax
Irish tóracsach
- tóracsachof the thorax
Italian toracico
- toracicoof the thorax
Latin thōrācicus
- thōrācicusof the thorax
Polish piersiowy
- piersiowyof the thorax
Portuguese torácico
- torácicoof the thorax
Romanian toracic, toracal
- toracicof the thorax
- toracalof the thorax
Russian грудно́й, торака́льный
- грудно́й (grudnój)of the thorax
- торака́льный (torakálʹnyj)of the thorax
Spanish torácico
- torácicoof the thorax
Vietnamese ngực
- ngựcof the thorax
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APA
thoracic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoracic
MLA
“thoracic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoracic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thoracic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoracic.
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