| choragic | (adj) pertaining to or characteristic of a choragus |
| thoracic actinomycosis | (n) a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest |
| thoracic aorta | (n) a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries |
| thoracic duct | (n) the major duct of the lymphatic system |
| thoracic medicine | (n) the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest |
| thoracic nerve | (n) any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord |
| thoracic outlet syndrome | (n) tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm |
| thoracic vein | (n) veins that drain the thoracic walls, Syn. vena thoracica |
| thoracic vertebra | (n) one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra, Syn. dorsal vertebra |
| Choragic | a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to a choragus. [ 1913 Webster ]
Choragic monument, a building or column built by a victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Thoracic | a. [ Cf. F. thoracique. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Thoracic | n. [ Cf. F. thoracique. ] (Zool.) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Thoracica | ‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A division of cirripeds including those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples. [ 1913 Webster ] |
