pectoral

pectoral /pec·to·ral/ (pek´ter-il) thoracic.

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pec·to·ral (pktr-l)

adj.

1. Relating to or situated in the breast or chest.

2. Useful in relieving disorders of the chest or respiratory tract.

n.

A muscle of the chest, esp. the pectoralis major.

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pectoral

1. of or pertaining to the chest.

2. relieving disorders of the respiratory tract, as an expectorant.

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pectoral girdle

in birds is the three pairs of bones that support the wings: the furculae (fused clavicles), coracoids and scapulae. In mammals the coracoids and clavicles are often reduced, making the girdle incomplete.

pectoral limb

the forelimb.

pectoral muscles

extrinsic muscles of the forelimb arising from the brisket (ventral chest). See also Table 13. Outbreaks of defective development of these muscles are recorded in cattle.

pectoral myopathy

a meat hygiene term for the lesions found in turkey and meat chicken breasts causing rejection of the meat. Called also green muscle disease.