pectoralis_major has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

Microscopic studies of the gastrocnemius , pectoralis_major , transversus_abdominis , biceps_brachii , and diaphragm showed atrophy as_well_as varying degrees of injury ranging from swelling and vacuolization to focal necrosis of the muscle_fibers .

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pectoral

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