pecten
(pek′tĕn)

(pek′tĭ-nēz″)
pl. pectines [L. pecten, stem pectin-, a comb]
1. A comblike organ. SEE: 2. Pubic bone.
3. The middle portion of the anal canal.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Pecten." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/735138/0/pecten.
Pecten. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/735138/0/pecten. Accessed April 4, 2025.
Pecten. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/735138/0/pecten
Pecten [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 04]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/735138/0/pecten.
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