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Get to know Pectus better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like thorax or chest.

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Pectus in a sentence

Pectus meaning

The breast, especially of a bird.

Synonyms of Pectus

thorax chest body part

Related words

Other words often associated with Pectus or its synonyms:

part dresser box bureau piece furniture

Using Pectus

  • The main meaning on this page is: The breast, especially of a bird.
  • Useful related words include: thorax, chest, body part.
  • In the example corpus, pectus often appears in combinations such as: pectus excavatum.

Context around Pectus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

include 1× though 1×

Often after:

excavatum 2× carinatum 1×

Sentence patterns with Pectus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cage include pectus excavatum sunken 1× chest and pectus carinatum pigeon 1× even though pectus excavatum pe 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abnormalities of the 1× six years and 1×

Common sentence endings:

attention to it 1× carinatum pigeon chest 1×

Words around Pectus

Just before it in the word index:

pectoris 2 pectore 5 pectoralis 5 pectoral 55 pectins 4 pectiniform 2

Just after it in the word index:

peculiar 411 peculiarities 67 peculiarity 35 peculiarly 22 peculium 6 pecuniary 28

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Pectus

  • In this selection, "pectus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, include, though, excavatum and carinatum stand out and add context to how "pectus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cage include pectus excavatum sunken and chest and pectus carinatum pigeon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pectus" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pectus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Abnormalities of the rib cage include pectus excavatum ("sunken chest") and pectus carinatum ("pigeon chest"). (15 words)

Six years and two pregnancies later, Dammann recalls that even though pectus excavatum (PE), as it was later diagnosed as, is the most common chest wall skeletal deformity, medical practitioners had previously not paid much attention to it. (38 words)

Longer example sentences

Six years and two pregnancies later, Dammann recalls that even though pectus excavatum (PE), as it was later diagnosed as, is the most common chest wall skeletal deformity, medical practitioners had previously not paid much attention to it. (38 words)

Abnormalities of the rib cage include pectus excavatum ("sunken chest") and pectus carinatum ("pigeon chest"). (15 words)

Example sentences (2)

Abnormalities of the rib cage include pectus excavatum ("sunken chest") and pectus carinatum ("pigeon chest").

Six years and two pregnancies later, Dammann recalls that even though pectus excavatum (PE), as it was later diagnosed as, is the most common chest wall skeletal deformity, medical practitioners had previously not paid much attention to it.

Common combinations with pectus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pectus" in a sentence?
An example: "Abnormalities of the rib cage include pectus excavatum ("sunken chest") and pectus carinatum ("pigeon chest")." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "pectus" from authentic English texts.
What does "pectus" mean?
Pectus means: The breast, especially of a bird.
What are synonyms of "pectus"?
Common synonyms of "pectus" include: thorax, chest, body part.
How many example sentences with "pectus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "pectus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.