pectoral muscle
noun
: any of the muscles which connect the ventral walls of the chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder and of which there are two on each side of the human body
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Look to the Week 9 loss of defensive tackle Andrew Billings with a torn pectoral muscle, which would require season-ending surgery.
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Thompson missed most of the 2024 season with a torn pectoral muscle.
—Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Thompson started 18 career games but missed most of the season with a torn pectoral muscle.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
Smith hasn’t played an entire season since 2015, and Moses recently had offseason surgery on his torn pectoral muscle.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
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Phil Rogers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Thompson missed most of the 2024 season with a torn pectoral muscle.
—Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Thompson started 18 career games but missed most of the season with a torn pectoral muscle.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
Smith hasn’t played an entire season since 2015, and Moses recently had offseason surgery on his torn pectoral muscle.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Pectoral muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pectoral%20muscle. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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