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pectoralis majors

pectoralis majors 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 pectoralis majors

What is pectoralis majors the plural of?
Pectoralis majors is the plural of pectoralis major.

Words near pectoralis majors in the dictionary

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

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