loading...| Preferred Name |
pectoralis major |
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| Synonyms |
pectoralis major muscle pectoralis major muscle structure musculus pectoralis major |
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| Definitions |
The pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the upper front of the chest wall. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female. Underneath the pectoralis major is the pectoralis minor, a thin, triangular muscle. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002381 |
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| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:181624003 UMLS:C0585574 NCIT:C33284 VHOG:0000895 EHDAA2:0001424 EMAPA:18179 Wikipedia:Pectoralis_major_muscle EHDAA:8311 FMA:9627 MA:0002354 |
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| definition |
The pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the upper front of the chest wall. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female. Underneath the pectoralis major is the pectoralis minor, a thin, triangular muscle. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Pectoralis_major.png |
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| has_exact_synonym |
pectoralis major muscle pectoralis major muscle structure |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
musculus pectoralis major |
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| id |
UBERON:0002381 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim |
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| label |
pectoralis major |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002381 |
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| prefLabel |
pectoralis major |
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| RO_0002175 | ||
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