Definition of pectus Pectus

We found 4 definitions of pectus from 4 different sources.

What does pectus mean?

Noun
pectus - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
		thorax, chest
		body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
		torso, trunk, body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
		craniate, vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
		breastbone, sternum the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
		thoracic aorta a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries
		thoracic vein, vena thoracica veins that drain the thoracic walls
		gall bladder, gallbladder a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
		area of cardiac dullness a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs
		female chest, bust the chest of a woman
		male chest the chest of a man
		musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, pectoral an adornment worn on the chest or breast
		chest cavity, thoracic cavity the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart
		breast, chest the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest