See Also: pecten(medicine)
pecten(dictionary)
pecten analis(medicine)
pecten band(medicine)
pecten pubis(medicine)
pecten ossis pubis(medicine)

pea(2) (iou) and pecten (medicine)


pea(2) (iou)



pea noun2. [pi:] M19. [Abbreviation.] = PEAK noun1 3c.

pecten (medicine)


Pecten
<marine biology> A bivalve mollusc. The adductor muscle, a catch muscle, has been a favourite with muscle physiologists and biochemists as well as with gourmets.