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pec

 (pĕk)
n. Slang
A pectoral muscle: "Beneath those pecs there beats a heart" (Leon Wieseltier).

[Short for pectoral.]
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pec

(pɛk)
n
(Anatomy) (usually plural) informal short for pectoral muscle
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