See Also: pectoral ridge(medicine)
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pectoral ridge (medicine)


pectoral ridge -->
crest of greater tubercle


The ridge below the greater tubercle of the humerus into which the pectoralis major muscle inserts.

Synonym: crista tuberculi majoris, bicipital ridges, pectoral ridge.