n. [ Icel. þōrs. Cf. Thursday. ] (Scand. Myth.) The god of thunder, and son of Odin. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; thorax + &unr_; pricking, from &unr_; to prick, stab. ] (Surg.) The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]
a. [ Cf. F. thoracique. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thoracic duct (Anat.),
‖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 ]
n. (Physiol.) Same as Stethometer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Thorax + plasty. ] (Med.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Thorax, and Ostracoid, a. ] (Zool.) An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec&unr_; &unr_;&unr_;niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, thorax + &unr_; to cut. ] (Surg.) The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. torus a couch, bed. ] Of or pertaining to a bed. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]