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  • 61pectoral muscle — noun either of two large muscles of the chest • Syn: ↑pectoral, ↑pectoralis, ↑musculus pectoralis, ↑pecs • Derivationally related forms: ↑pectoral (for: ↑pectoral) …

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  • 62PECTORAL, ALE — adj. Qui concerne la poitrine. Il se dit particulièrement des Remèdes propres aux maladies de la poitrine, des poumons. Sirop pectoral. Pâte pectorale. Il signifie aussi Qui est bon pour la poitrine. Ce vin léger est pectoral. Croix pectorale,… …

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  • 63Pectoral girdle — Infobox Bone Name = Pectoral girdle Latin = cingulum pectorale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human pectoral girdle Caption2 = |fhbfzd Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = |hxjhg Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 35… …

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  • 64Pectoral (thérapeutique) — Un médicament pectoral est un produit prescrit dans les affections pulmonaires. Sommaire 1 Définition 2 Tisanes 3 Pâtes pectorales 4 Pastilles à sucer …

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  • 65Pectoral muscles (cat) — There are four pectoral muscles in a cat: pectoantibranchialis, pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, and xiphihumeralis.PectoantebrachialisPectoantebrachialis muscle is just one half inch wide, and is the most superficial in the pectoral muscles.… …

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  • 66pectoral fin — the paired fin borne by the pectoral girdle, usually just behind the gill opening or slightly dorsal or ventral to this position. Also called omopterygium or homopterygium. This fin is generally larger than the pelvic fin and less variable in… …

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  • 67pectoral girdle — the bony support of the pectoral fin behind the gills and usually attached to the posterior part of the skull; the shoulder girdle. Composed of the following basic elements (some of which may be lost): coracoid, scapula, pterygials, postcleithrum …

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  • 68pectoral fin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pectoral fin : singular pectoral fin plural pectoral fins biology a fin on each side of a fish just behind its head that controls the direction it moves in …

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  • 69pectoral medallion — noun an adornment worn on the chest or breast • Syn: ↑pectoral • Derivationally related forms: ↑pectoral (for: ↑pectoral) • Hypernyms: ↑adornment …

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  • 70Pectoral fascia — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fascia pectoralis GraySubject = 122 GrayPage = 435 Caption = Superficial muscles of the chest and front of the arm. Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = f 03 DorlandsSuf =… …

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