pectoralis
pronunciation
How to pronounce pectoralis in British English:
UK ['pektərəlɪs]
How to pronounce pectoralis in American English:
US ['pektərəlɪs]
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- Noun:
- either of two large muscles of the chest
Word Origin
Example
- 1. The broiler pectoralis lightness in the adding enviroment enrich material was higher than the control treatment ( P0.05 ) .
- 2. Subcutaneouly tissue layer , lacteal gland tissue layer , fat behind glandular organ and pectoralis had little effect on TTM temperature .
- 3. Least-square analysis showed that the BB genotype birds had much higher pectoralis major weight and percentage of pectoralis major than AA genotype birds ( P < 0.05 ) .
- 4. This is the most common technique used in worldwide.The surgeon inserts a tissue expander , a temporary silastic implant , beneath a pocket under the pectoralis major muscle of the chest wall .
- 5. Involvement of pectoralis muscle was seen in 6 cases ( 35.3 % ) and axillary nodes metastases in 11 cases , of which 9 were confirmed by pathology with the sensitivity of 81.8 % .