Definition of Pectineal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the pubis.

Partainyms: Pubis

Definition of Pectineal

1. a. Of or pertaining to the pecten.

Medical Definition of Pectineal

1. Of or pertaining to the pecten. Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone. See: Pecten. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pectineal

pectinals
pectinase
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
pectines
pectinesterase
pectinesterases
pectinibranch
pectinibranchiata
pectinibranchiate
pectinibranchs
pectinic acids
pectiniform

Literary usage of Pectineal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical treatise on fractures and dislocations by Frank Hastings Hamilton (1891)
"Ilio-pectineal dislocation. (Bigelow.) Fio. 473. Pubic dislocation. (Bigelow.) capsular ligament, by its continuity with the inferior border of the ..."

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