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 pectoral girdle 名詞
 胸帶,上肢帶,肩帶

 Pec·to·ral a.
 1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.
 2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy.
 3. Zool. Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.
 Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle Anat., the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the shoulder girdle.  In man it consists of two bones, the scapula and clavicle, on each side.
 Pectoral cross Eccl., a cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.
 Pectoral fins, or Pectorals Zool., fins situated on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.
 Pectoral rail. Zool. See Land rail (b) under Land.
 Pectoral sandpiper Zool., the jacksnipe (b).

 Shoul·der n.
 1. Anat. The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and muscles about that joint.
 2. The flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint; the upper part of the back; that part of the human frame on which it is most easy to carry a heavy burden; -- often used in the plural.
 Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore
 The gates of Azza.   --Milton.
    Adown her shoulders fell her length of hair.   --Dryden.
 3. Fig.: That which supports or sustains; support.
    In thy shoulder do I build my seat.   --Shak.
 4. That which resembles a human shoulder, as any protuberance or projection from the body of a thing.
    The north western shoulder of the mountain.   --Sir W. Scott.
 5. The upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an animal, dressed for market; as, a shoulder of mutton.
 6. Fort. The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank. See Illust. of Bastion.
 7. An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a type which projects beyond the base of the raised character, etc.
 Shoulder belt, a belt that passes across the shoulder.
 Shoulder blade Anat., the flat bone of the shoulder, to which the humerus is articulated; the scapula.
 Shoulder block Naut., a block with a projection, or shoulder, near the upper end, so that it can rest against a spar without jamming the rope.
 Shoulder clapper, one who claps another on the shoulder, or who uses great familiarity. [Obs.] --Shak.
 Shoulder girdle. Anat. See Pectoral girdle, under Pectoral.
 Shoulder knot, an ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder; a kind of epaulet or braided ornament worn as part of a military uniform.
 Shoulder-of-mutton sail Naut., a triangular sail carried on a boat's mast; -- so called from its shape.
 Shoulder slip, dislocation of the shoulder, or of the humerous. --Swift.
 Shoulder strap, a strap worn on or over the shoulder. Specifically Mil. & Naval, a narrow strap worn on the shoulder of a commissioned officer, indicating, by a suitable device, the rank he holds in the service. See Illust. in App.

 pectoral girdle
      n : a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are
          attached