pectus
(pek′tŭs)

(pek′tŏ-ră)
pl. pectora [L. pectus, stem pector-, the breast]
The chest.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Pectus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741301/all/pectus.
Pectus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741301/all/pectus. Accessed March 6, 2025.
Pectus. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741301/all/pectus
Pectus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 March 06]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741301/all/pectus.
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