What Does Pectens Mean?

1 : scallop sense 1a. 2 plural usually pectines\ ˈpek-​tə-​ˌnēz \ : a body part that resembles a comb especially : a folded vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous humor in the eye of a bird or reptile.

What does Pecten mean in Latin?

From Latin pecten (“comb”)

What is a pecten in anatomy?

noun, plural pec·tens, pec·ti·nes [pek-tuh-neez]. Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.