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What does pectoralis mean?

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Noun
  1. (anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
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The rhomboid and pectoralis minor muscles are strongly involved in this exercise.
The cable crossover works the pectoralis major and minor, anterior deltoid, coracobrachialis and serratus anterior.
If mobilization proves difficult, it may be facilitated by dividing the proximal portion of the pectoralis major insertion on the humerus.
In brief a mini-thoracotomy or a sternotomy is performed and tissue is obtained from either pectoralis major or from rectus abdominous muscle.
An instance of the origin of the long tendon of the biceps from the tendon of pectoralis major is described by Koster.
Programming of a gradual current application gradient in order to avoid a myotatic stretch reflex in the pectoralis major muscle.

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