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Pectorial vs Tectorial - What's the difference?

pectorial | tectorial |

As adjectives the difference between pectorial and tectorial

is that pectorial is (archaic) pectoral while tectorial is serving to cover something.

pectorial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (archaic) pectoral
  • * 1837 , Thomas Green Fessenden, James Engelbert Teschemacher, Joseph Breck, The Horticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine (volume 3, page 332)
    • For medical purposes, figs are chiefly used in emollient cataplasms, and pectorial decoctions.

    tectorial

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • serving to cover something
  • of or pertaining to the tectorium