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subpectoral

subpectoral adjective: beneath the pectoralis major.

Adjective

subpectoral (not comparable)

  1. Beneath the pectoralis major
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Origin of subpectoral

From sub- + pectoral.

Questions about subpectoral

What does subpectoral mean?
Subpectoral means beneath the pectoralis major.
What part of speech is subpectoral?
Subpectoral is an adjective.

Words near subpectoral in the dictionary

  1. subpatterns
  2. subpeak
  3. subpeaks
  4. subpectinate
  5. subpectinated
  6. subpectoral
  7. subpedicellate
  8. subpedigree
  9. subpedigrees
  10. subpeduncular
  11. subpedunculate

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