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pectoral muscle vs skeletal muscle

skeletal muscle vs pectoral muscle

pectoral muscle and skeletal muscle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pectoral muscle Yes No No No
skeletal muscle Yes No No No
As nouns, skeletal muscle is a hypernym of pectoral muscle; that is, skeletal muscle is a word with a broader meaning than pectoral muscle:
  • pectoral muscle: either of two large muscles of the chest
  • skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
Other hypernyms of pectoral muscle include striated muscle.
pectoral muscle (noun) skeletal muscle (noun)
either of two large muscles of the chest a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
Difference between pectoral muscle and skeletal muscle

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