HyperDic: pectoral_muscle

English > 1 sense of the expression pectoral muscle:
NOUNbodypectoral muscle, pectoral, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecseither of two large muscles of the chest
English > pectoral muscle: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningEither of two large muscles of the chest.
Synonymspectoral, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs
Part ofthorax, chest, pectusThe part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Narrowerpectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, greater pectoral muscleA skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm
pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscleA skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs
Broaderskeletal muscle, striated muscleA muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton
Spanishmúsculo pectoral, pectoral
Catalanmúscul pectoral, pectoral

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