pectoral muscle
noun
: any of the muscles which connect the ventral walls of the chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder and of which there are two on each side of the human body
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The Jets also signed wide receiver Mike Williams to a one-year contract,
Smith hasn’t played an entire season since 2015, and Moses has had off-season surgery on his torn pectoral muscle.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
Nearly one-third of a hummingbird’s weight comes from the huge pectoral muscles that power their buzzing wings.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Gardner-Johnson has been out since Week 2 with a torn pectoral muscle.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
McNeill has been out for a month with a knee injury and Gardner-Johnson hasn't played since tearing a pectoral muscle in Week 2.
—Larry Lage, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
Nearly one-third of a hummingbird’s weight comes from the huge pectoral muscles that power their buzzing wings.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Gardner-Johnson has been out since Week 2 with a torn pectoral muscle.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
McNeill has been out for a month with a knee injury and Gardner-Johnson hasn't played since tearing a pectoral muscle in Week 2.
—Larry Lage, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Pectoral muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pectoral%20muscle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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