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suspensory
[ suh-spen-suh-ree ]
noun
plural suspensories.
- a supporting bandage, muscle, ligament, etc.
adjective
- serving as a suspensory.
- suspending the operation of something.
suspensory
/ 蝉蓹藞蝉辫蓻苍蝉蓹谤瑟 /
noun
- Also calledsuspensor anatomy a ligament or muscle that holds a structure or part in position
- med a bandage, sling, etc, for supporting a dependent part
- another name (esp US) for jockstrap
adjective
- suspending or supporting
- anatomy (of a ligament or muscle) supporting or holding a structure or part in position
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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In the early 1970s, Gene Burkard, a gay former airman turned entrepreneur, slightly retooled a medical garment called a suspensory into a 鈥渏ock sock.鈥
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Some surgeons will also cut the suspensory ligament.
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Sesamoid bones provide anchor points for the two branches of the suspensory ligament.
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She held that tense, almost fetal position for a suspensory moment鈥攖hen broke down.
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First, surgeons sever the organ鈥檚 suspensory ligament, causing it to hang an inch or two lower, giving the impression of extra length.
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