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Pectus

🔄 Synonyms of "Pectus"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chestnoun	(anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
thoraxnoun	(anatomy) The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.

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Word	Definition
thoraxnoun	(anatomy) The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
chestnoun	(anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
carinatumnoun	—
excavatumnoun	—
plicanoun	A fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
pileumnoun	(zoology) The top of a bird's head, from the base of the bill to the nape.
pterylanoun	(ornithology) One of the areas of a bird's skin on which feathers grow.
birdbacknoun	The back of a bird.
pileusnoun	(mycology) The cap of a mushroom.
parcelnoun	A package wrapped for shipment.
pterylosisnoun	(ornithology) The particular arrangement of feathers on a bird.
parapterumnoun	(zoology) In birds, the scapular and adjoining feathers of the wing.
ptilosisnoun	(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes, due to ulceration or other damage to the follicles.
beauty spotnoun	(chiefly British) A place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery.
patagiumnoun	The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
pteromanoun	A covert of the secondary flight feathers of a bird.
uropygiumnoun	The posterior part of a bird's body from which the tailfeathers grow.
uppertailnoun	The dorsal part of the tail of a bird
pullusnoun	(ornithology) A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.
pachyptilenoun	(rare) Any seabird in the genus Pachyptila.