The part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pectus may refer to: the part of the torso between the neck and the diaphragm colloquially, the word is also used for certain deformations of the pectus such as: Pectus excavatum Pectus carinatum

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy zoology English) The breast, especially of a bird.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: thorax , chest ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pectus \Pec"tus\, n.; pl. Pectora . [L., the breast.] (Zo["o]l.) The breast of a bird.