pectineus

English

Etymology

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

Noun

pectineus (plural pectinei)

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

Translations

muscle

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: harjannelihas
• German: Kammmuskel m
• Russian: гребе́нчатая мы́шца f (grebénčataja mýšca)
• Spanish: pectíneo m
• Swedish: kammuskel c