Suspensory

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, a.
     1. Suspended; hanging; depending.
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     2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory
        muscle. --Ray.


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     3. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, n. [Cf. F. suspensoir, suspensoire.]
     That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically
     (Med.), a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suspensory
       n : a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant
           part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) [syn: {suspensory
           bandage}]