Sternal vs Pectoral - What's the difference?
sternal | pectoral |
Of, relating to, or near the sternum.
Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.
* 1985 , , Managra , p 14:
Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs.
* 1852 , Theophilus Thompson, Annals of Influenza Or Epidemic Catarrhal Fever in Great Britain from 1510 to 1837 (page 107)
(zoology) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.
Protective armor for a horse's breast.
* 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 30:
A covering or protecting for the breast.
(ecclesiastical) A breastplate, especially that worn by the Jewish high person.
(ecclesiastical) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.
A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.
As adjectives the difference between sternal and pectoral
is that sternal is of, relating to, or near the sternum while pectoral is of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.As a noun pectoral is
protective armor for a horse's breast.sternal
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(-)Derived terms
* asternal * costosternal * episternal cartilage * episternal bar * substernal * sternal puncture * sternal transfusion * sternal cartilage * sternal bar * sternal plane * sternal religion * parasternal * parasternal line * parasternal regionAnagrams
* ----pectoral
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(-)- Clad in red robes and a gold pectoral cross, Agostini finally lowered his gaze as he crossed the marble floor.
- But, in general, a few days' confinement, abstinence from flesh meat, and frequent sippings of some tepid pectoral drink, sufficed for the cure.
Noun
(en noun)- The Poitrinal, Pectoral , or Breast Plate was formed of plates of metal rivetted together, which covered the breast and shoulders of the horse, it was commonly adorned with foliage, or other ornaments engraved or embossed.