subpectoral

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adjective

Beneath the pectoralis major

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Meanings

adjectivesubpectoral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyBeneath the pectoralis major

    Transvenous ICD implantation followed institutional standards with device placement either in a left-sided subpectoral or subcutaneous pocket and with the right ventricular lead positioned in the right ventricular apex.

    2015 July 25, “ICD Shock, Not Ventricular Fibrillation, Causes Elevation of High Sensitive Troponin T after Defibrillation Threshold Testing—The Prospective, Randomized, Multicentre TropShock-Trial”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From sub- + pectoral.

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APA

subpectoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpectoral

MLA

“subpectoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpectoral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subpectoral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpectoral.

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