Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, a. [Cf. F. thoracique.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |