suspensory

suspensory is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. Ray.
  2. 2.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.
  3. 3.That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically (Med.), a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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