pectoral
Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
Example
“the pectoral muscles”
Other meanings
Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs.
Having the breast conspicuously colored.
“the pectoral sandpiper”
Synonyms
- thoracic
Related words
- antepectoral
- clavipectoral
- coracopectoral
- deltopectoral
- interpectoral
- neopectoral
- pectorally
- subpectoral
- lateral pectoral nerve
- pectoral angina
- pectoral quail
- pectoral theology
Word history
From Latin "pectorālis".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pectoral” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.