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pectoral
noun(pec-to-ral)
something worn on the breast
pectoral
noun(pec-to-ral)
pectoral muscle
pectoral
adjective(pec-to-ral)
of, situated in or on, or worn on the chest
pectoral
adjective(pec-to-ral)
coming from the breast or heart as the seat of emotion
pectoral
noun(pec-to-ral)
any of the muscles which connect the ventral walls of the chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder and of which there are two on each side of the human body
pectoral
noun(pec-to-ral)
a cross worn on the breast especially by a prelate
pectoral
noun(pec-to-ral)
either of the fins of a fish that correspond to the forelimbs of a quadruped
pectoral
noun(pec-to-ral)
shoulder girdle
pectoral
noun(pec-to-ral)
the bony or cartilaginous arch that supports the forelimbs of a vertebrate and in humans is made up of the scapula and clavicle —called also pectoral girdle

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