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pectineus

pectineus /pektin″ē·əs/ [L, pecten, comb] , the most anterior of the five medial femoral muscles. It functions to flex and adduct the thigh and to rotate it medially. Compare adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis.

Pectineus muscle
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