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Pectus

noun

(pl. pectora)

The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. Synonyms: chest, thorax.

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Etymology of 'Pectus'

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"Pectus" Quotes from Famous Books

... ne forte putes me, quae facere ipse recusem, Cum recte tractant alii, laudare maligne; Ille per extentum funem mihi posse videtur Ire poeta, meum qui pectus inaniter angit, Irritat, mulcet; falsis terroribus implet, Ut magus; & modo me ...

— Clarissa: Preface, Hints of Prefaces, and Postscript • Samuel Richardson

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