thorac-

combining form

variants or thoraci- or thoraco-

1

: chest : thorax

thoracodynia

thoracoplasty

2

: thoracic and

thoracispinal

thoracolumbar

Word History

Etymology

French thorac-, from Late Greek thōrak-, from Greek thōrak-, thōrako- corslet, from thōrak-, thōrax corslet, chest

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