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Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest.
  2. n. One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.
  3. adj. of or relating to the chest or thorax
  4. 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. One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.
  5. Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. Thoracic duct(Anat.), the great trunk of the lymphatic vessels, situated on theventral side of the vertebral column in the thorax and abdomen. SeeIllust. of Lacteal.
  6. j:100 a of or relating to the chest or thorax