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Definition of: pecten
(pek′tən) noun plural ·ti·nes (-tə·nēz) Zool.
1. A comb, or comblike part or process; specifically, in birds and reptiles, a vascular pigmented membrane of the eyeball.
2. A scallop.
3. Anat. The pubic bone. [<L, a comb, a scallop <pectere comb, dress the hair]
—pec′ti·nate, pec′ti·nat′ed adjective
—pec′ti·na′tion noun
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