Thor
noun
1.
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
2.
a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.
3.
a male given name.
noun
1.
(Norse myth) the god of thunder, depicted as wielding a hammer, emblematic of the thunderbolt
Thor definition
The god of thunder in Norse mythology. He wielded a hammer.
Note: Thursday (Thor’s day) is named after Thor.
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1. variant of thoraco- before a vowel: thoracic. thorac- pref. Variant of thoraco-.
- Thoracal
adjective 1. of or relating to the thorax. adjective 1. of, near, or relating to the thorax thoracic tho·rac·ic (thə-rās’ĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or situated in or near the thorax. thoracic (thə-rās’ĭk) Relating to or located in or near the thorax.
- Thoracalgia
thoracalgia tho·ra·cal·gi·a (thôr’ə-kāl’jē-ə, -jə) n. Pain in the chest. Also called thoracodynia.
- Thoracectomy
noun, plural costectomies. Surgery. 1. excision of part or all of a rib. thoracectomy tho·ra·cec·to·my (thôr’ə-sěk’tə-mē) n. Surgical resection of a portion of a rib. costectomy cos·tec·to·my (kŏ-stěk’tə-mē) n. Excision of a rib.
- Thoracenteses
[thawr-uh-sen-tee-sis, thohr-] /ˌθɔr ə sɛnˈti sɪs, ˌθoʊr-/ noun, plural thoracenteses [thawr-uh-sen-tee-seez, thohr-] /ˌθɔr ə sɛnˈti siz, ˌθoʊr-/ (Show IPA) 1. insertion of a hollow needle or similar instrument into the pleural cavity of the chest in order to drain pleural fluid. thoracentesis /ˌθɔːrəsɛnˈtiːsɪs/ noun 1. (med) the surgical puncture of the pleural cavity using a […]