pectoralis minorn.

Brit.

/pɛktəˌreɪlɪs ˈmʌɪnə/,

/pɛktəˌrɑːlɪs ˈmʌɪnə/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛktəˌræləs ˈmaɪnər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pectoralis minor.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pectoralis minor < pectoralis pectoralis n. + classical Latin minor minor adj., originally after French petit pectoral (1732 in the passage translated in quot. 1734). Compare slightly earlier pectoralis major n.

Anatomy and Zoology.

A chest muscle involved primarily in shoulder movement (including the upward movement of the wing in birds), in humans originating from the anterior surface of the third to fifth ribs and inserting on the scapula.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > vertebral or costal region

saw-muscle1615

subclavian muscle1615

subclavius1615

latissimus dorsi1616

pectoralis1618

intercostal1681

pectoral1702

pectoralis major1733

pectoralis minor1734

serratus1827

lat1939

pec1949

pect1963

1734 G. Douglas tr. J. B. Winslow Anat. Expos. Struct. Human Body (new ed.) I. iii. §164. 24 When that [sc. the Scapula] is turned back, the Pectoralis Minor [Fr. le Petit Pectoral] being first cut off, this Plane does not appear.

1788 Encycl. Brit. I. 711 Pectoralis minor... To move the scapula forwards and downwards, or to elevate the ribs.

1863 Proc. Royal Soc. 13 301 The same subject showed also a low origin of the pectoralis minor.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 544 The muscle, the pectoralis minor, is inserted on the ventral surface of the breastbone, and its tendon is fastened on to the dorsal surface of the humerus.

1999 Massage Mag. (Nexis) 31 Oct. 85 Clients suffering from the onset of problems with the pectoralis minor will present with tightness or soreness in the shoulder.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pectoralis minor
释义	pectoralis minorn. Brit. /pɛktəˌreɪlɪs ˈmʌɪnə/, /pɛktəˌrɑːlɪs ˈmʌɪnə/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛktəˌræləs ˈmaɪnər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pectoralis minor. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pectoralis minor < pectoralis pectoralis n. + classical Latin minor minor adj., originally after French petit pectoral (1732 in the passage translated in quot. 1734). Compare slightly earlier pectoralis major n. Anatomy and Zoology. A chest muscle involved primarily in shoulder movement (including the upward movement of the wing in birds), in humans originating from the anterior surface of the third to fifth ribs and inserting on the scapula. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > vertebral or costal region saw-muscle1615 subclavian muscle1615 subclavius1615 latissimus dorsi1616 pectoralis1618 intercostal1681 pectoral1702 pectoralis major1733 pectoralis minor1734 serratus1827 lat1939 pec1949 pect1963 1734 G. Douglas tr. J. B. Winslow Anat. Expos. Struct. Human Body (new ed.) I. iii. §164. 24 When that [sc. the Scapula] is turned back, the Pectoralis Minor [Fr. le Petit Pectoral] being first cut off, this Plane does not appear. 1788 Encycl. Brit. I. 711 Pectoralis minor... To move the scapula forwards and downwards, or to elevate the ribs. 1863 Proc. Royal Soc. 13 301 The same subject showed also a low origin of the pectoralis minor. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 544 The muscle, the pectoralis minor, is inserted on the ventral surface of the breastbone, and its tendon is fastened on to the dorsal surface of the humerus. 1999 Massage Mag. (Nexis) 31 Oct. 85 Clients suffering from the onset of problems with the pectoralis minor will present with tightness or soreness in the shoulder. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1734
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