English Explanatory Dictionary

pectineus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

pectineus pectinei

Etymology

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

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