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thoracic [noun]
thoracic 作前置定语，常修饰部位或医学相关名词。
The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
胸腔包含心脏和肺。
胸的；胸廓的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
胸的；胸廓的
of or relating to the chest or thorax
The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
胸腔包含心脏和肺。
常用于医学或解剖学语境。
胸廓的；胸部的。
Of the thorax.
My doctor explained that the stiffness in my shoulders comes from a weak thoracic spine.
我的医生解释说，我肩膀的僵硬源于胸椎力量不足。
In biology class, we learned that the thoracic cavity protects the heart and lungs.
在生物课上，我们了解到胸腔保护心脏和肺。
Sit tall and let your thoracic spine lengthen as you breathe in.
坐直，吸气时让胸椎延展。
thoracic 作前置定语，常修饰部位或医学相关名词。
The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
胸腔包含心脏和肺。
be thoracic 作表语，表示位置或性质；但更常见的用法是作定语。
The pain is thoracic, so you should see a specialist.
疼痛在胸部，所以你应去看专科医生。
Not this
The doctor examined his thoracic.
Use this
The doctor examined his thorax.
thoracic是形容词，意为“胸的/胸廓的”，只能修饰名词；表示“胸腔/胸廓”这一部位时要用名词thorax，因此把thoracic改为thorax。
Not this
He had a thoraxic surgery.
Use this
He had a thoracic surgery.
thorax变形容词时词尾是-acic，即thoracic；thoraxic是生造的错误拼写，不符合英语构词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
胸外科手术
He specializes in thoracic surgery.
他专攻胸外科。
胸腔
The lungs are located in the thoracic cavity.
肺位于胸腔内。
胸椎
The injury affected her thoracic spine.
受伤影响了她的胸椎。
胸导管
The thoracic duct carries lymph into the bloodstream.
胸导管将淋巴输送至血液。
胸廓出口综合征
The patient was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome.
该患者被诊断为胸廓出口综合征。
Use thoracic naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 thorax（胸廓），加上 -ic 变成形容词，即 thoracic（胸的）。
语域：formal 常见场景：medicine、anatomy 这是一个较正式的医学术语，通常用于医学、解剖学等专业语境，日常口语中较少出现。
与 thoracic /θɒˈræsɪk/ 押韵的有 classic /ˈklæsɪk/。plastic、drastic、elastic 重读元音相同，但多一个 /t/ 音，不完全押韵。thorax 拼写相近，但读作 /ˈθɔːræks/，不要混淆。
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