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pectorial

pectorial adjective: pectoral.

Adjective

pectorial (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) pectoral
    • For medical purposes, figs are chiefly used in emollient cataplasms, and pectorial decoctions.1837, Thomas Green Fessenden, James Engelbert Teschemacher, Joseph Breck, The Horticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine, volume 3, page 332

Questions about pectorial

What does pectorial mean?
Pectorial means pectoral.
What part of speech is pectorial?
Pectorial is an adjective.

Words near pectorial in the dictionary

  1. pectoralis majors
  2. pectoralis minor
  3. pectoralis minors
  4. pectorally
  5. pectorals
  6. pectorial
  7. pectoriloquial
  8. pectoriloquism
  9. pectoriloquous
  10. pectoriloquy
  11. pectose

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