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pectoralis major

pectoralis major noun: the large muscle that covers the chest and ribs.

pectoralis major: the large muscle that covers the chest and ribs
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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

pectoralis major meaning in Tamil

pectoralis major in Tamil

பெரிய மார்புத்தசை

Synonyms of pectoralis major

Forms of pectoralis major

pluralpectoralis majors
pluralpectorales majores

Questions about pectoralis major

What does pectoralis major mean?
Pectoralis major means the large muscle that covers the chest and ribs.
What is pectoralis major in Tamil?
Pectoralis major in Tamil is பெரிய மார்புத்தசை. See Pectoralis major meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pectoralis major?
Pectoralis major is a noun.
What is the plural of pectoralis major?
The plural of pectoralis major is pectoralis majors.

Words near pectoralis major in the dictionary

  1. pectorales majores
  2. pectorales minores
  3. pectoralgia
  4. pectoralgias
  5. pectoralis
  6. pectoralis major
  7. pectoralis majors
  8. pectoralis minor
  9. pectoralis minors
  10. pectorally
  11. pectorals

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