suspensory
21suspensory bandage — noun a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) • Syn: ↑suspensory • Hypernyms: ↑bandage, ↑patch …
22suspensory — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. held in suspension; also fitted or serving to suspend 2. temporarily leaving undetermined ; suspensive 1 II. noun (plural ries) Date: 15th century something that suspends or holds up; …
23suspensory — sus pen·so·ry || sÉ™ spensÉ™rɪ n. something which holds up or supports (such as a muscle or bandage); athletic supporter adj. supporting, suspending, holding up; delaying …
24suspensory — adjective 1》 holding and supporting an organ or participle 2》 relating to the suspension of an event, action, or legal obligation …
25suspensory — sus·pen·so·ry …
26suspensory — adj. (of a ligament, muscle, bandage, etc.) holding an organ etc. suspended. Etymology: F suspensoire (as SUSPENSION) …
27suspensory ligament — noun Date: 1831 a ligament or fibrous membrane suspending an organ or part; especially a ringlike fibrous membrane connecting the ciliary body and the lens of the eye and holding the lens in place see eye illustration …
28suspensory bone — a bone by which the jaw is attached to the skull …
29suspensory ligament — ligaments in the eyeball suspending the lens …
30suspensory fold of the Schwann cell — see mesaxon …