What is "pectus"

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

n. (context anatomy zoology English) The breast, especially of a bird.

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

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