Medical Definition of Pectinated

1. 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. " 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pectinated

pecten ossis pubis
pecten pubis
pectic
pectic
pectic acid
pectic acid
pectin
pectin
pectinaceous
pectinacetylesterase
pectinal
pectinal
pectinase
pectinate
pectinate
pectinated (current term)
pectinate fibres
pectinate ligaments of iridocorneal angle
pectinate ligaments of iris
pectinate line
pectinate muscles
pectinate zone
pectination
pectinations
pectineal
pectineal
pectineal ligament
pectineal line
pectineal line of pubis
pectineal muscle

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