Preferred Label : pectoralis major;
Uberon definition : The pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the upper front of
the chest wall. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under
the breast in the female. Underneath the pectoralis major is the pectoralis minor,
a thin, triangular muscle. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : pectoralis major muscle structure; pectoralis major muscle;
Origin ID : 0002381;
UMLS CUI : C0585574;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
- has part
- superficial to
The pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the upper front of
the chest wall. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under
the breast in the female. Underneath the pectoralis major is the pectoralis minor,
a thin, triangular muscle. [WP,unvetted].
