suspensory
suspensory · suspensories
Something that suspendsSomething that suspends.: The suspensory ligament.
Meaning
3 sensesSomething that suspends.
The suspensory ligament.
A kind of bandage.
A jockstrap.
More definitions
- a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From suspense + -ory.From suspense + -ory.
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Forms
plural: suspensories| Singular | suspensory |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast):suspensory bandage
See also
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