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[syn: suspensory, suspensory bandage]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
suspensory
n 1: a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant
part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) [syn:
suspensory, suspensory bandage]