胸きょう椎つい

noun

thoracic vertebra(e)

Anatomical term for the vertebrae of the upper and middle back, between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae.

• 胸きょう椎ついは12個この骨ほねからなる。

  The thoracic vertebrae consist of 12 bones.

• 胸きょう椎ついの骨こっ折せつは高こう齢れい者しゃに多おおい。

  Fractures of the thoracic vertebrae are common in the elderly.