- pectoral girdle
- noun Date: circa 1890 shoulder girdle
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pectoral girdle
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Pectoral girdle — Pectoral Pec to*ral (p[e^]k t[ o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.] 1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pectoral girdle — n the bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs of a vertebrate that corresponds to the pelvic girdle of the hind limbs but is usu. not attached to the spinal column and that consists in lower forms of a single cartilage on each side… … Medical dictionary
pectoral girdle — n. Anat. Zool. the bony or cartilaginous structures to which the forelimbs (or arms) of a vertebrate are attached … English World dictionary
Pectoral girdle — Infobox Bone Name = Pectoral girdle Latin = cingulum pectorale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human pectoral girdle Caption2 = |fhbfzd Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = |hxjhg Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 35… … Wikipedia
pectoral girdle — the bony support of the pectoral fin behind the gills and usually attached to the posterior part of the skull; the shoulder girdle. Composed of the following basic elements (some of which may be lost): coracoid, scapula, pterygials, postcleithrum … Dictionary of ichthyology
pectoral girdle — noun a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached • Hypernyms: ↑girdle • Part Holonyms: ↑appendicular skeleton • Part Meronyms: ↑shoulder girdle, ↑pectoral arch … Useful english dictionary
pectoral girdle — 1. (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs. 2. Also called shoulder girdle. (in humans) the bony arch formed by the clavicles, or collarbones, and scapulas, or shoulder blades. Also called pectoral arch. [1885 90] * … Universalium
pectoral girdle — noun The bony or cartilaginous assembly that supports the forelimbs in vertebrates Syn: shoulder girdle … Wiktionary
pectoral girdle — see shoulder girdle … The new mediacal dictionary
pectoral girdle — pec′toral gir′dle n. anat. the compound bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs or analogous parts in vertebrates • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
