thoracic vertebra

Other forms: thoracic vertebrae

Definitions of thoracic vertebra
  1. noun
    one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
    synonyms: dorsal vertebra
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    type of:
    vertebra
    one of the bony segments of the spinal column
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