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- Latin · derived frompectineus“comblike”
- English todaypectineus
From Latin pectineus (“comblike”), from pecten (“comb”) + -eus.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pectineus
Today it means: A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion. Full definition →
Latin pectineus