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adjectiveof or relating to the chest or thorax
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- diaphragm (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
- mediastinum the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus
- midriff (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
- lacteal any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
- serratus posterior inferior a thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions; acts to counteract the pull of the diaphragm on the ribs to which it is attached
- thoracic vein veins that drain the thoracic walls
- azygous vein one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava
- vena thoracica veins that drain the thoracic walls
- dorsal vertebra one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
- thoracic vertebra one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra