thoracic vertebra

noun

Any of the twelve vertebrae in the chest region of the spine.

Similar
dorsal vertebra
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Meanings

nounthoracic vertebra (plural thoracic vertebrae or thoracic vertebras)

plural thoracic vertebrae · plural thoracic vertebras

  1. anatomyAny of the twelve vertebrae in the chest region of the spine.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra

Similar
dorsal vertebra
Broader
vertebra

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic فَقَرَة صَدْرِيَّة
  • فَقَرَة صَدْرِيَّة (faqara ṣadriyya)any vertebrae in the chest region
Chinese Mandarin 胸椎
  • 胸椎 (xiōngzhuī)any vertebrae in the chest region
Dutch borstwervel
  • borstwervelany vertebrae in the chest region
Esperanto toraka vertebro
  • toraka vertebroany vertebrae in the chest region
Finnish selkänikama, rintanikama
  • selkänikamaany vertebrae in the chest region
  • rintanikamaany vertebrae in the chest region
French vertèbre thoracique
  • vertèbre thoraciqueany vertebrae in the chest region
German Brustwirbel
  • Brustwirbelany vertebrae in the chest region
Hungarian hátcsigolya
  • hátcsigolyaany vertebrae in the chest region
Italian vertebra toracica, vertebra dorsale
  • vertebra toracicaany vertebrae in the chest region
  • vertebra dorsaleany vertebrae in the chest region
Japanese 胸椎
  • 胸椎 (kyōtsui)any vertebrae in the chest region
Korean 흉추, 등뼈
  • 흉추 (hyungchu)any vertebrae in the chest region
  • 등뼈 (deungppyeo)any vertebrae in the chest region
Latin vertebra thōrācica
  • vertebra thōrācicaany vertebrae in the chest region
Polish kręg piersiowy
  • kręg piersiowyany vertebrae in the chest region
Russian грудно́й позвоно́к
  • грудно́й позвоно́к (grudnój pozvonók)any vertebrae in the chest region
Scottish Gaelic cnàimh a' chlèibh, cnàimh na dronnaig
  • cnàimh a' chlèibhany vertebrae in the chest region
  • cnàimh na dronnaigany vertebrae in the chest region
Spanish vértebra torácica
  • vértebra torácicaany vertebrae in the chest region
Swedish bröstkota, thorakalkota
  • bröstkotaany vertebrae in the chest region
  • thorakalkotaany vertebrae in the chest region
Tagalog dughaning gulugod
  • dughaning gulugodany vertebrae in the chest region
Vietnamese cột sống ngực
  • cột sống ngựcany vertebrae in the chest region
Cite this entry
APA

thoracic vertebra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoracic%20vertebra

MLA

“thoracic vertebra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoracic%20vertebra. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thoracic vertebra,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoracic%20vertebra.

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