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pectoral muscle

n.
Either of two muscles in the chest, the pectoralis major or the pectoralis minor.
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Samples were separated from right superficial pectoral muscle and analyzed for the following parameters.
The normal recovery time for a torn pectoral muscle is between 12 and 16 weeks.
In this study, an unusual case of a patient who was previously operated on a ruptured breast implant following silicone granuloma associated with pectoral muscle involvement is reported, and all imaging modality pattern are shown.
Initial ultrasound of his right pectoral muscle showed an area of skin induration with tiny anechoic areas compatible with cellulitis.
In addition, carefully anchoring the transvenous lead to the pectoral muscle is essential.
Complex multi-coloured symbols which take up all the available space on someone's back, a skull on a well-honed pectoral muscle or an ethnic band around a calf, they were all being worked on as part of the hotel became a massive tattoo studio for the day.
After recovering from that setback, Jones saw his World Cup dream vanish when he ruptured his pectoral muscle during a scrummaging session in a warm-up camp in Switzerland.
To increase the pitch speed, PGM in the UPS is equipped along the greater pectoral muscle and the pump is equipped on the contralateral toe.
INTRODUCTION: Absent pectoral muscle, although the most common muscle anomaly has a rare incidence of about one in 30,000 to 50,000.
The Bath centre sustained the injury during the recent World Cup and upon returning to the Recreation Ground in mid October, medics decided he must undergo surgery to repair his damaged pectoral muscle.
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