Associations to the word «Pectus»

Wiktionary

PECTUS, noun. (anatomy) (zoology) The breast, especially of a bird.
PECTUS CARINATUM, noun. A pigeon chest; a deformity of the chest characterized by a protrusion of the sternum and ribs.
PECTUS EXCAVATUM, noun. A congenital deformity of the anterior wall of the chest, in which several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally, giving a caved or sunken appearance.

Dictionary definition

PECTUS, noun. The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.

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