Definitions
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- adjective In the thorax.
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- adjective anatomy Within the
thorax .
Etymologies
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inter- + thoracic
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Examples
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"For example, after opening the dense bone of a turtle shell, the lungs will collapse due to a change in interthoracic pressure".
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