Definition of "intrathoracic" []

• Within the thorax (adjective)

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• "These haemorrhages are caused by sudden changes of the intravascular blood pressure as a result of a compression of intrathoracic great vessels by a shock wave caused by a penetrating bullet."
• "Risk factors for intrathoracic tuberculosis in children in the economic migrant populations of two Dominican Republic bateyes."
• "When apnea is treated, negative intrathoracic pressure is reversed, acid stays in the stomach and stress hormone levels decline, allowing for easier weight loss."