Pec·tin'e·al adjective [ See Pecten .] (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the pecten. (b) Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/39
adjective, from Latin pecten = a comb; applied to structures having the appearance of parallel teeth arising from a straight back (musculi pectinati), or the sellar appearance of the superior pubic ramus, which may have resembled the body of antique combs. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21450