pectoralis minor
pectoralis minor · pectoralis minors · pectorales minores
The muscle that covers the heart organThe muscle that covers the heart organ.
Meaning
1 sensesThe muscle that covers the heart organ.
More definitions
- a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs
Forms
plural: pectoralis minors / pectorales minores| Singular | pectoralis minor |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs:musculus pectoralis minorsmaller pectoral muscle
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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