pectoral : Idioms & Phrases

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greater pectoral muscle

  • noun a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm
    musculus pectoralis major; pectoralis major.
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pectoral arch

  • noun the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans
    shoulder girdle.
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Pectoral arch, ∨ Pectoral girdle

  • (Anat.), the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the scapula and clavicle, on each side.
Webster 1913

pectoral fin

  • noun either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement
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pectoral girdle

  • noun a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached
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pectoral medallion

  • noun an adornment worn on the chest or breast
    pectoral.
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pectoral muscle

  • noun either of two large muscles of the chest
    pectoral; pectoralis; pecs; musculus pectoralis.
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pectoral sandpiper

  • noun American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
    jacksnipe; Calidris melanotos.
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pectoral vein

  • noun veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein
    vena pectoralis.
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Pectorial fins, ∨ Pectorials

  • (Zoöl.), fins situated on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.
Webster 1913

Pectorial cross

  • (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.
Webster 1913

Pectorial rail

  • . (Zoöl.) See Land rail (b) under Land.
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Pectorial sandpiper

  • (Zoöl.), the jacksnipe (b).
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smaller pectoral muscle

  • noun a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs
    musculus pectoralis minor; pectoralis minor.
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