Wiktionary
thoracic vertebra
n. (context anatomy English) Any of the twelve vertebrae in the chest region of the spine.
WordNet
thoracic vertebra
n. one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra [syn: dorsal vertebra]
Usage examples of "thoracic vertebra".
Her spine, from thoracic vertebra four on down, was a titanium implant.
She had to bend into an uncomfortable position to avoid having the frame of the second bunk pry into her first thoracic vertebra, but that was a small item to her at the moment.
You see, this pistol is aimed precisely at your seventh thoracic vertebra.