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myopectineal

myopectineal adjective: relating to a muscle connected to the pecten.

Adjective

myopectineal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a muscle connected to the pecten
    • PHS is a safe and better alternative to the time honored Lichtenstein hernia repair with the added advantage of strengthening whole of myopectineal orifice, and virtually eliminating any risk of recurrence.2015 June 1, Mayank Badkur, Nitin Garg, “Comparative Study of Prolene Hernia System and Lichtenstein Method for Open Inguinal Hernia Repair”, in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research : JCDR...

Origin of myopectineal

From myo- + pectineal.

Questions about myopectineal

What does myopectineal mean?
Myopectineal means relating to a muscle connected to the pecten.
What part of speech is myopectineal?
Myopectineal is an adjective.

Words near myopectineal in the dictionary

  1. myopathological
  2. myopathologies
  3. myopathology
  4. myopathy
  5. myope
  6. myopectineal
  7. myopericardial
  8. myopericarditis
  9. myopericyte
  10. myopericytic
  11. myopericytoma

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