Thora opened the old trunk and found a weathered map to her ancestral village.

The surgeon approached the lesion thoracically to minimize disturbance to the abdominal organs.

Before performing the thoracocentesis, the physician explained the risks and benefits to the patient.

The pulmonologist scheduled two thoracenteses to relieve the patient's recurrent pleural effusion.

After the chest X-ray showed a large pleural effusion, the pulmonologist recommended thoracentesis to relieve the patient's shortness of breath.

The surgeon made a thoracoabdominal incision to access both the lungs and the liver.

Over the course of the week, the patient underwent three thoracocenteses to drain the recurring effusion.

The surgeon explained how a fracture of the thoracic cage could affect respiratory function.

During the dissection lab, the students examined several thoracic cages to learn about respiratory anatomy.

Before the surgery, the surgeon examined the MRI scans to assess the alignment of the thoracic vertebras.