English noun: pectus |
1. | pectus (body) the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates |
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| Synonyms | chest, thorax |
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| Broader (hypernym) | body part |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bust, female chest, male chest |
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| Part holonym | area of cardiac dullness, breast, breastbone, chest, chest cavity, gall bladder, gallbladder, musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, rib cage, sternum, thoracic aorta, thoracic cavity, thoracic vein, vena thoracica |
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| Part meronym | body, craniate, torso, trunk, vertebrate |
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