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Pectoral

Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.

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Adornment 76% connected

An adorning; an ornament; a decoration.

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Containing whole 3

Chest 70% connected

A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.

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Pectus 70% connected

The breast of a bird.

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Thorax 70% connected

The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal verteb…

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Thorax 66% connected

The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal verteb…

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Thoracic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest.

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Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

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Apparatus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

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Articulatio noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Base noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

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Bodily cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cingulum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

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Concha noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

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Cornu noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

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Corona noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

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Diaphragm noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

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Fissure noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

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Fundus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…

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Groove noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

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Hilum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Hilus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Abdominal adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.

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Bosom noun · 78% connection

The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, breast, chest, muscles.
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Breast noun · 78% connection

Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, breast, chest, muscles.
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Breast-deep adjective · 78% connection

Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast.

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Breasting noun · 78% connection

The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circu…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, breast, chest, muscles.
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Breastplate noun · 78% connection

A piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, breast, chest, muscles.
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Brisket noun · 78% connection

That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, breast, chest, muscles.
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Chest founder unknown · 78% connection

A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse, affecting motion and respiration.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, breast, chest, muscles.
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Contracture noun · 78% connection

A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, breast, chest, muscles.
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Electro-muscular adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining the reaction (contraction) of the muscles under electricity, or their sensibility to it.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, breast, chest, muscles.
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Endoskeletal adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton; as, endoskeletal muscles.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, breast, chest, muscles.
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