What does suspensory mean?we found 5 entries for the meaning of suspensory
 

Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, a.

1. Suspended; hanging; depending. [1913 Webster]

2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. --Ray. [1913 Webster]

3. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium. [1913 Webster]

Source: 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. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

suspensory

noun

a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) [syn: suspensory bandage]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, a.

1. Suspended; hanging; depending.

2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. --Ray.

3. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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