pectoral muscle vs pectoralis major

pectoral muscle and pectoralis major both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pectoral muscle	Yes	No	No	No
pectoralis major	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pectoralis major is a hyponym of pectoral muscle; that is, pectoralis major is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pectoral muscle:

pectoral muscle: either of two large muscles of the chest
pectoralis major: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm

Other hyponyms of pectoral muscle include greater pectoral muscle, musculus pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis minor, pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle.

pectoral muscle (noun)	pectoralis major (noun)
either of two large muscles of the chest	a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm

pectoral muscle vs pectoralis major

pectoral muscle and pectoralis major both are nouns.

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