What is another word for pectineal?

Pronunciation: [pˈɛktɪnˌi͡əl] (IPA)

Pectineal is a medical term that is used to describe a specific muscle or bone in the body. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to describe the same thing. For instance, the pectineal muscle can also be referred to as the iliopsoas muscle which runs from the lumbar region to the femur bone. Similarly, the pectineal bone can be called the pubis bone which forms part of the pelvic girdle. Other synonyms for pectineal include femoral triangle and psoas muscle. By learning these synonyms, medical professionals can have a better understanding of the different terminologies used in their field of practice.

Synonyms for Pectineal:

What are the hypernyms for Pectineal?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    body part, muscle, organ, tissue, anatomic structure.

Usage examples for Pectineal

The capsule is torn farther forward than in the other varieties, and the head rests on the horizontal ramus of the pubes against the ilio-pectineal line.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
These divide into two bands, which, gradually widening from each other as they proceed inwards, become inserted, the upper one into the symphysis pubis, the lower into the spine and pectineal ridge of this bone.
"Surgical Anatomy"
Joseph Maclise
28, which is much thinner than the iliac part, covers the pectineus muscle, and is attached to the crest and pectineal ridge of the os pubis, occupying a plane, therefore, below the iliac part, and in this way passes outwards beneath the sheath of the femoral vessels, K I, Pl.
"Surgical Anatomy"
Joseph Maclise

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