thorac-

combining form or thoraci- or thoraco-

Etymology: French thorac-, from Late Greek thōrak-, from Greek thōrak-, thōrako- corslet, from thōrak-, thōrax corslet, chest — more at thorax

1. : chest : thorax

thoracodynia

thoracoplasty

2. : thoracic and

thoracispinal

thoracolumbar

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var. of thoraco- before a vowel: thoracic.