PECTORALIS MINOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pectoralis minor mean? 

• PECTORALIS MINOR (noun)
  The noun PECTORALIS MINOR has 1 sense:

1. a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PECTORALIS MINOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

musculus pectoralis minor; pectoralis minor; smaller pectoral muscle

Hypernyms ("pectoralis minor" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

The term may refer to one of two muscles, the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor.

(Pectoralis Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)