| pectineal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the pecten. Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone. See: Pecten. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pectineal ligament | <anatomy> A thick, strong fibrous band that passes laterally from the lacunar ligament along the pectineal line of the pubis. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: ligamentum pectineale, Cooper's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectineal line | A ridge running down the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur from the lesser trochanter to which the pectineus muscle attaches; continuous superiorly with intertrochanteric line and inferiorly with the medial lip of the linea aspera. Synonym: linea pectinea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectineal line of pubis | The continuation on the superior ramus pubis of the linea terminalis, forming a sharp ridge. Synonym: pecten ossis pubis, pectineal line of pubis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectineal muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, crest of pubis; insertion, pectineal line of femur; action, adducts thigh and assists in flexion; nerve supply, obturator and femoral. Synonym: musculus pectineus, pectineal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |