Phrase guide

thoracic vertebra

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the twelve vertebrae in the chest region of the spine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dorsal vertebra

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vertebra

History

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَقَرَة صَدْرِيَّة (faqara ṣadriyya) — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Arabic: فقرة صدرية (faqara ṣaḍreya) — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胸椎 (xiōngzhuī) — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Dutch: borstwervel — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Esperanto: toraka vertebro — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Finnish: selkänikama — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Finnish: rintanikama — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • French: vertèbre thoracique — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Galician: vértebra torácica — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • German: Brustwirbel — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Hungarian: hátcsigolya — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Ingrian: rintapiiluu — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Ingrian: selkäpiiluu — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Italian: vertebra toracica — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Italian: vertebra dorsale — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Japanese: 胸椎 (kyōtsui) — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Korean: 흉추 (hyungchu) — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Korean: 등뼈 (deungppyeo) — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Northern Kurdish: birrbirreyê sîngê — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Latin: vertebra thōrācica — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Polish: kręg piersiowy — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Russian: грудно́й позвоно́к (grudnój pozvonók) — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Scottish Gaelic: cnàimh a' chlèibh — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Scottish Gaelic: cnàimh na dronnaig — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Spanish: vértebra torácica — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Swedish: bröstkota — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Swedish: thorakalkota — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Tagalog: dughaning gulugod — any vertebrae in the chest region
  • Vietnamese: cột sống ngực — any vertebrae in the chest region