As nouns the difference between thoracic and thoracotomy
is that thoracic is one of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins while thoracotomy is the surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.
As an adjective thoracic
is of the thorax.
thoracic
English
Alternative forms
* thoracick (obsolete)
Adjective
(-)
(anatomy) Of the thorax.
Related terms
* thorax
Derived terms
* transthoracic
Noun
(
en noun)
(zoology) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.
Anagrams
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thoracotomy
Noun
(thoracotomies)
(surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.