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A bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)
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suspensory
Word definitions for suspensory in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Held in suspension. 2 Holding in suspension. 3 suspensive. n. 1 Something that suspends. 2 Specifically the suspensory ligament
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) [syn: suspensory bandage ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
redirect Jockstrap
Usage examples of suspensory.
When that happens, the ciliary muscles contract, and this lessens the tension on the suspensory ligaments.
The use of suspensory bandages, with strongly astringent lotions, will, in mild cases, produce relief and many times cure.
The following, proposed by Helmholtz, is the theory most generally accepted: The lens is held in place back of the pupil by the suspensory ligament.
All around its rim is a ringlike suspensory ligament, which joins it to a portion of the choroid layer immediately behind the iris.