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Meanings of pectoralis in English

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múscul pectoral

Either of two large muscles of the chest.

        múscul pectoral
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        Examples for "pectoral"
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        He had these amazing pectoral muscles and his veins were always engorged.
        The South African
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        Facebook Twitter Pinterest An Anglo Saxon pectoral cross from the Galloway Hoard.
        The Guardian
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        I slid my fingers under his T-shirt, cupping his hard pectoral muscle.
        Nocturnal
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        The pectoral girdle of fishes attaches to the rear of the skull.
        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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        Aristedes looked down and saw the long, shallow cut across his right pectoral.
        Ghost Story
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        So, Brad goes full Stanislavski and has his pecs out in jig time.
        The Irish Times
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        The motion made the muscles of his pecs and biceps jump.
        Sister Mine
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        From some angles it seemed as though I had pecs.
        The Guardian
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        I think he, and his pecs, could pull it off.
        Wired
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        The future for record stores: toned pecs and abs.
        The Irish Times
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        I slid my fingers under his T-shirt, cupping his hard pectoral muscle.
        Nocturnal
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        The wound rode above the swell of his left pectoral muscle.
        A kiss of shadows
        3
        Coleman had a torn pectoral muscle and the others all had knee injuries.
        Reuters
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        Under it there was a thin pectoral muscle and hard ribs.
        Nothing to lose
        5
        Section of the great pectoral muscle will aid the dissection.
        A Manual of the Operations of Surgery / For the Use of Senior St...
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        In one case, the anterior intercostobrachial nerve penetrated the pectoralis minor muscle.
        Pubmed
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        Fifteen patients received a pectoralis muscle flap as definite treatment modality.
        Pubmed
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        In the other case, it penetrated the pectoralis major muscle.
        Pubmed
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        Below the edge of the pectoralis major, the swelling of the biceps (fig.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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        Dose was normalized at the breast and pectoralis major interface at midseparation in the central plane.
        Pubmed
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        The flap being transferred depends on the pedicle of the pectoralis major tunneled under the skin.
        Pubmed
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        Background: Continued evolution of implant-based breast reconstruction involves immediate placement of the implant above the pectoralis muscle.
        Pubmed
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        The present bird is about the size of Chladorhynchus pectoralis, and in plumage is nearly the same.
        Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia / Performed Un...
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        Or as far as the pectoralis muscles?'
        Another life
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        We compared the outcomes of omental transfer, an alternative treatment for mediastinitis, with those of pectoralis flaps.
        Pubmed
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        For the large defect produced by extended resections, the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap and deltopectoral flap were used.
        Pubmed
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        Findings: Here, we developed a highly reliable genome resource for the terrestrial firefly Pyrocoelia pectoralis (E.
        Pubmed
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        The orange and black "sisitote" (Icterus pectoralis, Wagl.)
        The Naturalist in Nicaragua
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        The Lions team doctor has confirmed that Whiteley has suffered a torn pectoralis major muscle on the left side.
        The South African
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        Whiteley returns seven weeks after suffering a pectoralis major muscle tear in the match against the Stormers in Cape Town.
        The South African
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        A total of 23 female patients were submitted for breast reconstruction using a pectoralis major myomammary flap from the other relatively large breast.
        Pubmed
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