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Pectolite

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• Pectoral

  [pek-ter-uh l] /ˈpɛk tər əl/ adjective 1. of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic. 2. worn on the breast or chest. 3. proceeding from the heart or inner consciousness. 4. Speech. (of a vocal quality) appearing to come from resonance in the chest; full or deep. 5. of or for diseases […]

• Pectoral-cross

  noun, Ecclesiastical. 1. a cross worn on the breast by various prelates, as a designation of office.

• Pectoral-fin

  noun 1. (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates. noun 1. either of a pair of fins, situated just behind the head in fishes, that help to control the direction of movement during locomotion

• Pectoral-girdle

  noun 1. (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs. 2. Also called shoulder girdle. (in humans) the bony arch formed by the clavicles, or collarbones, and scapulas, or shoulder blades. noun 1. a skeletal support to which the front or upper limbs of a vertebrate are attached pectoral girdle n. A bony […]

• Pectoralis

  [pek-tuh-ral-is, -rey-lis, -rah-] /ˌpɛk təˈræl ɪs, -ˈreɪ lɪs, -ˈrɑ-/ noun, plural pectorales [pek-tuh-ral-eez, -rey-leez, -rah-] /ˌpɛk təˈræl iz, -ˈreɪ liz, -ˈrɑ-/ (Show IPA). Anatomy. 1. either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and […]

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