Anatomy
thoracic vertebrae Audio
tho·rac·ic ver·te·bra
Subclass of:
Vertebral column
Definitions related to bone structure of thoracic vertebra:
  • (thoracic vertebra) Any of the vertebrae situated between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (thoracic vertebra) One of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column. The thoracic vertebrae are situated between the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (thoracic vertebrae) A group of twelve VERTEBRAE connected to the ribs that support the upper trunk region.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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