pectineus

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noun

A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion.

OriginLatin pectineus →
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Meanings

nounpectineus (plural pectinei)

plural pectinei

  1. anatomyA flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion.

Origin

  1. Latinpectineus“comblike”
  2. Englishpectineus

From Latin pectineus (“comblike”), from pecten (“comb”) + -eus.

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Translations

Finnish harjannelihas
  • harjannelihasmuscle
German Kammmuskel
  • Kammmuskelmuscle
Russian гребе́нчатая мы́шца
  • гребе́нчатая мы́шца (grebénčataja mýšca)muscle
Spanish pectíneo
  • pectíneomuscle
Swedish kammuskel
  • kammuskelmuscle
Cite this entry
APA

pectineus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectineus

MLA

“pectineus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectineus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pectineus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectineus.

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