- clavipectoral
- clavi·pectoral
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clavipectoral
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Clavipectoral fascia — Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla. (Pectoralis minor visible near center.) … Wikipedia
Clavipectoral triangle — Superficial muscles of the chest and front of the arm. Sup … Wikipedia
clavipectoral — clav·i·pec·to·ral (klav″ĭ pekґtə rəl) [L. clavis clavicle + pectoral] pertaining to the clavicle and thorax … Medical dictionary
clavipectoral — |klavə+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary clavi + pectoral; originally formed in French : relating to the clavicle and pectoral muscles … Useful english dictionary
clavipectoral fascia — fascia clavipectoralis [TA] a fascial sheet investing the subclavius muscle, attached to the clavicle above and continuing to the pectoralis minor muscle below; called also coracoclavicular f … Medical dictionary
clavipectoral triangle — trigonum clavipectorale … Medical dictionary
Fascia — A flat band of tissue below the skin that covers underlying tissues and separates different layers of tissue. Fascia encloses muscles. Inflammation of the fascia is referred to as fasciitis. Fascia is the Latin word for band or bandage. * * * A… … Medical dictionary
triangle — In anatomy and surgery, a three sided area with arbitrary or natural boundaries. SEE ALSO: trigonum, region. [L. triangulum, fr. tri , three, + angulus, angle] anal t. [TA] the posterior portion of the perineal region through which the … Medical dictionary
trigonum — Any triangular area. See triangle. SYN: trigone (1) [TA]. [L., fr. G. trigonon, a triangle] t. auscultationis [TA] SYN: ausculatory triangle. t. caroticum [TA] SYN: carotid triangle. t. cerebrale SYN: fornix (2). t. cervicale any one of the… … Medical dictionary
Pectoralis minor muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Pectoralis minor Latin = musculus pectoralis minor GraySubject = 122 GrayPage = 438 Caption = Caption2 = | Origin = 3rd to 5th ribs, near their costal cartilages Insertion = medial border and superior surface of the coracoid … Wikipedia
