pectoral

adj.

1. Relating to or situated in the breast or chest: a pectoral muscle; the pectoral cavity.
2. Useful in relieving disorders of the chest or respiratory tract.
3. Worn on the chest or breast: a pectoral cross.

n.

1. A muscle or organ of the chest.
2. A pectoral fin.
3. A medicine for relieving disorders of the chest or respiratory tract.
4. An ornament or decoration worn on the chest.

[Probably Latin pectorālis, from pectus, pector-, breast. N., sense 4, Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pectorāle, breastplate, from neuter of pectorālis.]

[Ar]

A decorative and/or protective plate which covers the chest.

Pertaining to the chest.

Pectorals

1. of or pertaining to the chest.
2. relieving disorders of the respiratory tract, as an expectorant.

• p. girdle — in birds is the three pairs of bones that support the wings: the furculae (fused clavicles), coracoids and scapulae. In mammals the coracoids and clavicles are often reduced, making the girdle incomplete.
• p. limb — the forelimb.
• p. muscles — extrinsic muscles of the forelimb arising from the brisket (ventral chest). Outbreaks of defective development of these muscles are recorded in cattle.
• p. myopathy — a meat hygiene term for the lesions found in turkey and meat chicken breasts causing rejection of the meat. Called also green muscle disease.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bryst-
n. - bryst

Nederlands (Dutch)
(mv) borstspier, borstvin, iets dat op de borst wordt gedragen, borst-

Français (French)
adj. - pectoral
n. - pectoral, pectoraux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - pektoral, Brust-
n. - Brustmuskeln, Brustflosse, Hustenmittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ανατ.) θωρακικός, στηθικός
n. - θωρακικός μυς, θωρακικό πτερύγιο

Italiano (Italian)
pettorale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - peitoral
n. - peitoral (m)

Русский (Russian)
грудной, нагрудный, субъективный, нагрудное украшение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pectoral, íntimo
n. - pectoral, peto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bröst-
n. - bröstplåt, bröstfena, bröstmuskel, bröstmedel (läk.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
胸的, 肺病的, 胸饰, 肺病药, 遮胸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 胸的, 肺病的
n. - 胸飾, 肺病藥, 遮胸

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가슴의, 폐병의, 주관적인
n. - 가슴장식, 폐병약, 흉근

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 胸部の, 胸部疾患用の, 胸の
n. - 胸筋, 胸飾り, 胸びれ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صدري, نسبه إلى الصدر, صادر عن القلب (الاسم) شيء يلبس على الصدر, صدرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של החזה, חזי‬
n. - ‮שריר בחזה, צלע, אפוד‬

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