English > pecs: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | Either of two large muscles of the chest. |
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| Synonyms | pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis |
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| Part of | thorax, chest, pectus | The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates |
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| Narrower | pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, greater pectoral muscle | A skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm |
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| pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle | A skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs |
| Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
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| Spanish | músculo pectoral, pectoral |
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| Catalan | múscul pectoral, pectoral |
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