"pectinate line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pectinate lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pectinate line (plural pectinate lines)
  1. (anatomy) The line that divides the upper two thirds of the anal canal from the lower third. Developmentally, it represents the hindgut-proctodeum junction. Wikipedia link: pectinate line Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-pectinate_line-en-noun-mX4czFZ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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