thoracic

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tho·rac·ic | \ thə-ˈra-sik

Definition of thoracic

: of, relating to, located within, or involving the thorax

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Recent Examples on the Web Board certified in both general and thoracic surgery. — CNN, 13 Feb. 2022 Cody Lawrence, 27, of Fort Myers, Florida, needs major thoracic surgery to fix a birth defect that has left him in too much pain to work recently. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2020 Corcoran was diagnosed 11 years ago with thoracic outlet syndrome, which occurs when the blood vessels or nerves between a person’s collarbone and rib cage are compressed. — Stephen Ruiz, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Nov. 2019 One possible cause of your symptoms is thoracic outlet syndrome. — Dr. Harlan Selesnick, miamiherald, 3 June 2018 It was later found to be thoracic outlet syndrome, in which blood vessels near the collarbone constrict. — Marc Tracy, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2018

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