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subˈpectoral, a.
[sub- 1 a, b.]
1. Zool., etc. Situated beneath the breast or pectus.
1834McMurtrie Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 195 The subpectoral rays. 1872T. Bryant Pract. Surg. 154 The subpectoral glands.
2. Emanating from the depths of the chest.
1871Meredith Harry Richmond xlvi, A muffled rattle of subpectoral thunder discharged at her in quick, heated snaps. |
