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midthoracic

midthoracic adjective: located in the middle of the thorax.

Adjective

midthoracic (not comparable)

  1. Located in the middle of the thorax
    • Corpectomy and total spondylectomy are performed not only in the lumbar spine but also in the proximal and midthoracic spine.2015 July 1, Jung-Hoon Kim et al., “A biomechanical comparison of 360° stabilizations for corpectomy and total spondylectomy: a cadaveric study in the thoracolumbar spine”, in Journal of Orthopaedic...

Origin of midthoracic

From mid- + thoracic.

Questions about midthoracic

What does midthoracic mean?
Midthoracic means located in the middle of the thorax.
What part of speech is midthoracic?
Midthoracic is an adjective.

Words near midthoracic in the dictionary

  1. midtest
  2. midtests
  3. midthermia
  4. midthigh
  5. midthighs
  6. midthoracic
  7. midthorax
  8. midthought
  9. midtibia
  10. midtibial
  11. midtibias

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