| pectinate | Comb-like. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| pectinate fibres | Prominent ridges of atrial myocardium located on the inner surface of much of the right atrium and both auricles. Synonym: musculi pectinati, pectinate fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle | The network of fibres (pectinate ligaments) at the iridocorneal angle between the anterior chamber of the eye and the venous sinus of the sclera; it contains spaces between the fibres that are involved in drainage of the aqueous humor, and is composed of two portions: the corneoscleral part, the part attached to the sclera, and the uveal part, the part attached to the iris. Synonym: reticulum trabeculare sclerae, Gerlach's valvula, Hueck's ligament, ligamentum annulare bulbi, pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle, pillar of iris, trabecular meshwork, trabecular network, trabecular zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectinate ligaments of iris | See: trabecular reticulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectinate line | The line between the simple columnar epithelium of the rectum and the stratified epithelium of the anal canal. Synonym: linea anocutanea, anocutaneous line, dentate line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectinate muscles | Prominent ridges of atrial myocardium located on the inner surface of much of the right atrium and both auricles. Synonym: musculi pectinati, pectinate fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectinate zone | The outer two-thirds of the basilar membrane of the cochlear duct. Synonym: zona pectinata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectinated | 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. 2. Having very narrow, close divisions, in arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb; comblike; as, a pectinate leaf; pectinated muscles. 3. Interlaced, like two combs. "Our fingers pectinated, or shut together. <zoology>" Pectinate claw, a claw having a serrate edge, found in some birds, and supposed to be used in cleaning the feathers. Origin: L. Pectinatus, p.pr. Of pectinare to comb, from pecten, -inis, a comb; cf. Gr. To comb, AS. Feax hair, OHG. Fahs, E. Paxwax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |