Suspensory
noun, plural suspensories.
1.
a supporting bandage, muscle, ligament, etc.
adjective
2.
serving as a suspensory.
3.
suspending the operation of something.
noun (pl) -ries
1.
(anatomy) Also called suspensor. a ligament or muscle that holds a structure or part in position
2.
(med) a bandage, sling, etc, for supporting a dependent part
3.
another name (esp US) for jockstrap
adjective
4.
suspending or supporting
5.
(anatomy) (of a ligament or muscle) supporting or holding a structure or part in position
suspensory sus·pen·so·ry (sə-spěn’sə-rē)
adj.
Of or relating to a ligament, muscle, or other structure that supports or suspends an organ or another part. n.
A support or truss.
An athletic supporter.
Read Also:
- Suspensory bandage
suspensory bandage n. An expandable bag used to support the scrotum and its contents.
- Suspensory-ligament
noun, Anatomy. 1. any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
- Suspensory ligament of axilla
suspensory ligament of axilla n. A downward extension of the clavipectoral fascia that attaches to the axillary fascia, forming the armpit hollow.
- Suspensory ligament of breast
suspensory ligament of breast n. Any of the numerous, well-developed fibrous bands of the skin that extend from the overlying skin to the fibrous stroma of the mammary gland.
- Suspensory ligament of eyeball
suspensory ligament of eyeball n. A thickening of the inferior part of the bulbar sheath that supports the eye within its orbit.