thoracic
20
7.0
- adjective
- /θəˈræsɪk/
- Specialized
:
torácico
- The thoracic cavity houses vital organs such as the heart and lungs.
- thoracic region
- thoracic cavity
- thoracic artery
I had chronic back pain in my in my mid thoracic back from a long standing injury which was very severe.
- I had chronic back pain in my in my mid thoracic back from a long standing injury which was very severe.
- It's that quick shallow breathing is thoracic breathing, it's chest breathing, parasympathetic mode, rest and digest, it's belly breathing.
- And I know that I'm not actually running the ropes until I get the full mid thoracic adjustment that happens from the ropes from hitting the ropes.
- And when we do that, we take up space in our thoracic cavity and our diaphragm moves down.
- The lung wants to expand at the same time the rib cage is going to rotate up and out and therefore expanding the the cavity, the thoracic cavity.
Examples
-
The patient was admitted with pain in the lower thoracic cavity, projectile vomiting, and viscous steatorrhea.
-
The right side of the thoracic spine is involved more often than the left.
Academic text (2004) -
So I have a little bit more thoracic spine mobility through my low back.
-
The thoracic vertebrae in his back is broken.
-
What would the training look like if you diagnose someone with very poor thoracic mobility?
-
It causes you to look up and arch your thoracic and use your legs.
-
More than 80% of patients had grade 5 dyspnoea according to the American Thoracic Society questionnaire.
Academic text (1992) -
According to the American Thoracic Society, its sensitivity is 93% and its specificity is 99%.
Academic text (2006) -
Chest radiography located the toy in the esophagus at the level of the thoracic inlet.
Academic text (2008) -
The chest X-ray identified an increased cardiac-thoracic ratio suggesting cardiomegaly.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
1
7.9
Inside the chest near the lungs and heart
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.9
The space inside the chest between the ribs and the diaphragm that holds the heart and lungs
- Specialized
1
6.6
A large blood vessel in the chest that carries blood from the heart to the chest wall and organs
- Specialized
1
6.9
A large tube that carries the clear fluid called lymph from most of the body into the blood
- Specialized
1
7.3
One of twelve pairs of nerves from the middle of the spine that go to the chest and back
- Specialized
1
7.5
Pain, tingling, or numbness in the arm and fingers caused by pressure between the collarbone and first rib
- Specialized
A vein that carries blood from the chest wall into larger veins or the heart
- Specialized
A serious chest and lung infection that makes pockets of pus and damages nearby tissue
How Low
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thoracic comes from the old word thorax, which meant 'breastplate' or 'chest'. Think of a soldier's armor protecting the chest. That's why thoracic means 'relating to the chest'.