'pectus' definitions:

Definition of 'pectus'

(from WordNet)
noun
The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: thorax, chest, pectus]

Definition of 'pectus'

From: GCIDE
  • pectus \pec"tus\ (p[e^]k"t[u^]s), n.; pl. Pectora. [L., the breast.] (Zool.) The breast of a bird. [1913 Webster]