pectoral girdle

pectoral girdle

n.

A bony or cartilaginous structure in vertebrates, attached to and supporting the forelimbs or anterior fins. Also called pectoral arch.

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Noun

1.

pectoral girdle - a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached girdle - an encircling or ringlike structure pectoral arch, shoulder girdle - the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans appendicular skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs