PECTORALIS MAJOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm

Synonyms:

greater pectoral muscle; musculus pectoralis major; pectoralis major

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pectoralis major" is a kind of...):

musculus pectoralis; pecs; pectoral; pectoral muscle; pectoralis (either of two large muscles of the chest)

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