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Pectoral muscle   /pˈɛktərəl mˈəsəl/   Listen
Pectoral muscle

noun
1.
Either of two large muscles of the chest.  Synonyms: musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoralis.



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greater pectoral muscle
smaller pectoral muscle


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... in the male is situated in front of the fourth rib or a little below; vertically it lies a little external to a line drawn down from the middle of the clavicle; in the female it is not so constant. A little below it the lower limit of the great pectoral muscle is seen running upward and outward to the axilla; in the female this is obscured by the breast, which extends from the second to the sixth rib vertically and from the edge of the sternum to the mid-axillary ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia


Words linked to "Pectoral muscle" :   greater pectoral muscle, striated muscle, musculus pectoralis minor, chest, pectoralis major, skeletal muscle, pectus, thorax, pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis major


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