*thora*

n. [ Cephalo- + thorax. ] (Zool.) The anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + thorax. ] (Zoöl.) An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects.
Syn. -- genus Entomophthora. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects.
Syn. -- family Entomophthoraceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an order of fungi coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae.
Syn. -- order Entomophthorales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Ento- + thorax. ] (Zoöl.) See Endothorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. exauctoratus, p. p. of exauctorare to dismiss; ex out + auctorare to bind to something, to hire, fr. auctor. See Author. ] To deprive of authority or office; to depose; to discharge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Exauthorated for their unworthiness. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Deprivation of authority or dignity; degration. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hemothorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Hemo-, and Thorax. ] (Med.) An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + thorax. ] (Med.) An accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. In the thorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Within the thorax or chest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the mesothorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Meso- + thorax: cf. F. mésothorax. ] (Zool.) The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the metathorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL.: cf. F. métathorax. See Meta-, and Thorax. ] (Zool.) The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to be or become full. Cf. Pleonasm. ] 1. Overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of the system when the blood exceeds a healthy standard in quantity; hyperæmia; -- opposed to anæmia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. State of being overfull; excess; superabundance. [ 1913 Webster ]

He labors under a plethora of wit and imagination. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pneumato- + thorax. ] (Med.) See Pneumothorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; air + E. thorax. ] (Med.) A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the prothorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. pro- + thorax. ] (Zool.) The first or anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illusts. of Butterfly and Coleoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; pus + E. pneumothorax. ] (Med.) Accumulation of air, or other gas, and of pus, in the pleural cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; thorax + &unr_; pricking, from &unr_; to prick, stab. ] (Surg.) The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. thoracique. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thoracic duct (Anat.), the great trunk of the lymphatic vessels, situated on the ventral side of the vertebral column in the thorax and abdomen. See Illust. of Lacteal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. thoracique. ] (Zool.) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A division of cirripeds including those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) Same as Stethometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Thorax + plasty. ] (Med.) A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Thorax, and Ostracoid, a. ] (Zool.) An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec&unr_; &unr_;&unr_;niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, thorax + &unr_; to cut. ] (Surg.) The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. torus a couch, bed. ] Of or pertaining to a bed. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]