Usually means: Muscles located in the chest.
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We found 10 dictionaries that define the word pectorals:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. pectorals: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. pectorals: Merriam-Webster
  3. pectorals: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pectorals: Vocabulary.com
  5. pectorals: Wordnik
  6. pectorals: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. pectorals: Wiktionary
  8. pectorals: Dictionary.com
  9. pectorals: FreeDictionary.org

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pectorals: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See pectoral as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (pectoral)

adjective:  Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
adjective:  Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs.
adjective:  (zoology) Having the breast conspicuously colored.
noun:  A pectoral fin.
noun:  Protective armor for a horse's breast.
noun:  A covering or protection for the breast.
noun:  A breastplate, especially that worn by the Jewish high priest.
noun:  (ecclesiastical) A clasp, cross, or ornamental square of cloth etc. worn upon the breast.
noun:  (historical) An ancient Egyptian item of jewelry worn upon the chest, often part of (or constituting) a necklace or collar.
noun:  A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.
▸ Also see pectoral


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