pecten
[pek´ten] (L.) 1. a comb; in anatomy, applied to certain comblike structures.
2. a narrow zone in the anal canal, bounded above by the pectinate line. adj., adj pectin´eal.
pecten os´sis pu´bis pectineal line.
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pec·ten
(pek'ten), Do not confuse this word with pectin.1. A structure with comblike processes or projections.
[L. comb]
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pecten
(pĕk′tən)n. pl. pec·tens or
pec·tines (-tə-nēz′) A body structure or organ resembling a comb, such as a pleated vascularized structure in a bird's eye that projects into the vitreous humor from the retina.
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pec·ten
(pek'tĕn) 1. A structure with comblike processes or projections.
[L. comb]
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pecten
any comb-like structure or organ. Examples include the oxygenating structure in the eye of a bird, and the organ used by some insects for STRIDULATION.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005