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pectinate line

pectinate line noun: the line that divides the upper two thirds of the anal canal from the lower third. Developmentally, it represents the hindgut-proctodeum junction.

Noun

pectinate line (plural pectinate lines)

  1. The line that divides the upper two thirds of the anal canal from the lower third. Developmentally, it represents the hindgut-proctodeum junction.

Forms of pectinate line

pluralpectinate lines

Questions about pectinate line

What does pectinate line mean?
Pectinate line means the line that divides the upper two thirds of the anal canal from the lower third. Developmentally, it represents the hindgut-proctodeum junction.
What part of speech is pectinate line?
Pectinate line is a noun.
What is the plural of pectinate line?
The plural of pectinate line is pectinate lines.

Words near pectinate line in the dictionary

  1. pectinariid
  2. pectinariids
  3. pectinase
  4. pectinases
  5. pectinate
  6. pectinate line
  7. pectinate lines
  8. pectinated
  9. pectinately
  10. pectinates
  11. pectinating

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