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Pectoral

speaker

Meaning

Adj

Of or
to the
, or chest.
Relating to, or good for,
of the
or lungs.
In Zoology:
Having the
colored.

Noun

A
fin.
In Armor:
Protective
for a horse's breast.
A
or
for the breast.
A
, especially that
by the Jewish high priest.
A
,
, or
of
etc.
upon the breast.
An
Egyptian
of
upon the
, often part of (or
) a
or collar.
A
for
of the
, especially the lungs.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

pectoral
English
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pectoralis
Latin
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-alis
Latin
pectus
Latin
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Etym
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