Greater pectoral muscle

Introduction: Greater pectoral muscle

Description of Greater pectoral muscle

Greater pectoral muscle: SYN: pectoralis major (muscle).
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Greater pectoral muscle: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm.
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Terms associated with Greater pectoral muscle:

Terms Similar to Greater pectoral muscle:

• pectoralis major
• musculus pectoralis major

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Broader terms for Greater pectoral muscle

• pectoral
• pectoral muscle
• pectoralis
• musculus pectoralis
• pecs

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Hierarchical classifications of Greater pectoral muscle

The following list attempts to classify Greater pectoral muscle into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• musculus pectoralis,pecs,pectoral,pectoral muscle,pectoralis
• skeletal muscle,striated muscle
• muscle,musculus
• contractile organ,contractor
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

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