Crossword clues for suspensory
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, a.
Suspended; hanging; depending.
Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle.
--Ray.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.
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
a. 1 Held in suspension. 2 Holding in suspension. 3 suspensive. n. 1 Something that suspends. 2 Specifically the suspensory ligament
WordNet
n. a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) [syn: suspensory bandage]
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.