English > pectus: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. |
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| Synonyms | thorax, chest |
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| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
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| vertebrate, craniate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
| Parts | area of cardiac dullness | A triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion) |
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| breast, chest | The front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen |
| chest cavity, thoracic cavity | The cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart |
| gallbladder, gall bladder | A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion |
| pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs | Either of two large muscles of the chest |
| rib cage | The bony enclosing wall of the chest |
| sternum, breastbone | The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs |
| thoracic aorta | A branch of the descending aorta |
| thoracic vein, vena thoracica | veins that drain the thoracic walls |
| Narrower | female chest, bust | The chest of a woman |
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| male chest | The chest of a man |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
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| Spanish | pecho, pectus, tórax |
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| Catalan | pectus, tòrax |
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