Thoracic (Adjective)
Syllable division: tho·​rac·​ic
How to pronounce: UK: /θəˈræs.ɪk/ US: /θəˈræs.ɪk/

British VS American Pronunciation of the word Thoracic

#1 Meaning: Related to the chest in humans and animals.
Example:
> The tip was lodged between her tenth and ninth thoracic vertebrae.
> The lungs are tiny and take up just the dorsal section of the thoracic cavity.

#2 Meaning: In insects, referring to the region between the head and the lower part of the body.
Example:
> The resultant larva lacks the thoracic limbs that practically all insects have.

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A thoracic spine x-ray is an x-ray of the 12 chest (thoracic) bones (vertebrae) of the spine.

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