thoracale

Thoracale is a Latin adjective meaning "of the thorax" or "thoracic." In medical and anatomical terminology, it is used to indicate relation to the chest and to form compound names for structures located in or passing through the thorax. The term derives from Latin thorax (the chest) with the adjectival suffix -alis; the neuter singular form is thoracale, while the masculine and feminine form is thoracalis.

In usage, thoracale appears in Latin phrases that label anatomical features. Examples include cavum thoracale (thoracic cavity), nervus thoracalis (a thoracic nerve), and arteria thoracalis interna (internal thoracic artery). In modern English-language anatomy, these terms are typically rendered as thoracic with English word order, but many older or international texts retain the Latin forms.

Thoracale is related to the broader concept of thorax and is used as a descriptive descriptor applied to various nouns to specify thoracic relation. The term is most often seen in classical Latin or bilingual anatomical nomenclature rather than as an independent English name. See also: thorax; thoracic; anatomical nomenclature; Latin in medical terminology.