Medical Definition of Pectineal line

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pectineal Line

pectinases
pectinate
pectinate fibres
pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle
pectinate ligaments of iris
pectinate line
pectinate muscles
pectinate zone
pectinated
pectinately
pectinates
pectination
pectinations
pectineal line (current term)
pectines
pectinesterase
pectinesterases
pectinibranch
pectinibranchiata
pectinibranchiate
pectinibranchs
pectinic acids
pectiniform
pectinous

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