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Webster 1913 Edition
Thoracic
Tho-rac′ic
,Adj.
[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
.Tho-rac′ic
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
thoracique
.] (Zool.)
One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.
Webster 1828 Edition
Thoracic
THORAC'IC
,Adj.
The thoracic duct, is the trunk of the absorbent vessels. It runs up along the spine from the receptacle of the chyle to the left subclavian vein, in which it terminates.