MUSCULUS PECTORALIS MAJOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does musculus pectoralis major mean? 

• MUSCULUS PECTORALIS MAJOR (noun)
  The noun MUSCULUS PECTORALIS MAJOR has 1 sense:

1. a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm

  Familiarity information: MUSCULUS PECTORALIS MAJOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCULUS PECTORALIS MAJOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

greater pectoral muscle; musculus pectoralis major; pectoralis major

Hypernyms ("musculus pectoralis major" is a kind of...):

musculus pectoralis; pecs; pectoral; pectoral muscle; pectoralis (either of two large muscles of the chest)