thoracic

Meaning

Adj

Of the thorax.

Noun

One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.

Synonyms

pectoral

thoracal

half-length

chest-related

Stephen Marley

Translations

toracico

thoracique

torácico

torácico

θωρακικός

toràcic

thoracaal

pectoral

pettorale

den Brustraum betreffend

thorakal

peitoral

torácica

pectoral

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θəˈɹæsɪk/

Etymology

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