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prethoracic

prethoracic adjective: anterior to the thorax.

Adjective

prethoracic (not comparable)

  1. Anterior to the thorax.

Origin of prethoracic

From pre- + thoracic.

Questions about prethoracic

What does prethoracic mean?
Prethoracic means anterior to the thorax.
What part of speech is prethoracic?
Prethoracic is an adjective.

Words near prethoracic in the dictionary

  1. prethinned
  2. prethinning
  3. prethins
  4. prethiolase
  5. prethiolases
  6. prethoracic
  7. prethoughtful
  8. prethread
  9. prethreaded
  10. prethrombin
  11. prethrombolysis

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