pectoral girdle

girdle /gir·dle/ (gir´d'l) cingulum; an encircling structure or part; anything encircling a body.

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pectoral girdle  shoulder g.

pelvic girdle  the encircling bony structure supporting the lower limbs.

shoulder girdle , thoracic girdle the encircling bony structure supporting the upper limbs.

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pectoral girdle

n.

A bony or cartilaginous structure in vertebrates, attached to and supporting the forelimbs. Also called pectoral arch.

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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.

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pectoral girdle

 The part of the skeleton that supports the upper extremities