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Noun: thoracic nerve
  1. Any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord
    "Thoracic nerves supply the muscles of the chest wall and abdomen"

Derived forms: thoracic nerves

Type of: nervus spinalis, spinal nerve

Encyclopedia: Thoracic nerve