Pectinate line
Linea pectinata
- Synonym: Dentate line
- Eponym: White line of Hilton
Definition
The pectinate line (Hilton's) is a whitish line that indicates the junction between keratinized stratified squamous epithelium and unkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium of the anal canal.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
