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pectorales majores

pectorales majores is the plural of pectoralis major.

Meaning of pectoralis major

Noun

pectoralis major (plural pectoralis majors or pectorales majores)

  1. The large muscle that covers the chest and ribs.
    • With the pectoralis major cut off, the shoulders caved inward as if in a perpetual shrug, making it impossible to move the arm forward or sideways.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 65
    Synonyms:
    pec

Questions about pectorales majores

What is pectorales majores the plural of?
Pectorales majores is the plural of pectoralis major.

Words near pectorales majores in the dictionary

  1. pectoral quail
  2. pectoral quails
  3. pectoral sandpiper
  4. pectoral sandpipers
  5. pectoral theology
  6. pectorales majores
  7. pectorales minores
  8. pectoralgia
  9. pectoralgias
  10. pectoralis
  11. pectoralis major

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