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pectoralis minor

pectoralis minor noun: the muscle that covers the heart organ.

Noun

pectoralis minor (plural pectoralis minors or pectorales minores)

  1. The muscle that covers the heart organ.
    • Halsted had seen Volkmann remove not just the breast, but a thin, fan-like muscle spread out under the breast called the pectoralis minor.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 64

pectoralis minor meaning in Tamil

pectoralis minor in Tamil

சிறிய மார்புத்தசை

Forms of pectoralis minor

pluralpectoralis minors
pluralpectorales minores

Questions about pectoralis minor

What does pectoralis minor mean?
Pectoralis minor means the muscle that covers the heart organ.
What is pectoralis minor in Tamil?
Pectoralis minor in Tamil is சிறிய மார்புத்தசை. See Pectoralis minor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pectoralis minor?
Pectoralis minor is a noun.
What is the plural of pectoralis minor?
The plural of pectoralis minor is pectoralis minors.

Words near pectoralis minor in the dictionary

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

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