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thoracic
/θɔˈɹæsɪk/
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thaw-RASS-ik: stress RASS.
Begin with the unvoiced th of “thin.” The first c sounds like s, while the final c has a k sound.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The illustration shows the bones of the thoracic region.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does thoracic mean?
adjective
- Of the thorax.
noun
- One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.
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IPA pronunciation
/θɔˈɹæsɪk/
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The remainder of the thoracic surface is covered with a tough breast-plate which the sting would perhaps fail to perforate.
No appearance of inflammation on the thoracic viscera, nor in any part of the alimentary canal.
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Hevin mentions several cases of grains of wheat abstracted from abscesses of the thoracic parietes, from thirteen to fifteen days after ingestion.
It is situated in the thoracic cavity between the lungs, and enclosed by a special fold of the pleura, the pericardial sack.