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Pecten

/ˈpɛktən/

The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.

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noun

1
The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
2
The pubic bone.
3
A comb structure.
4
One of the genus Pecten of scallops.

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Word	Definition
pubisnoun	The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.
palmnoun	The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
knucklenoun	Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers.
palpnoun	A fleshy part of a fingertip.
bonenoun	(uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
prepollexnoun	An extra digit beside the thumb.
purlicuenoun	The space between one's forefinger and thumb.
pecknoun	An act of striking with a beak.
pinnanoun	(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
pulpnoun	A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
knucklebonenoun	A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.
pinky fingernoun	(informal) The smallest finger on a hand.
pikenoun	Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
pugilnoun	(obsolete, also figurative) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.
pestlenoun	A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
punctumnoun	(photography) A detail in a photograph that captures the viewer's attention and evokes an emotional response or personal connection beyond the intended subject.
ball of the thumbnoun	(anatomy, informal) The fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.
fingernoun	(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
knobnoun	A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
pinkynoun	(US, Canada, Scotland, Australia, informal) The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.