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Webster 1913 Edition


Suspensory

Sus-pen′so-ry

,
Adj.
1.
Suspended; hanging; depending.
2.
Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending;
as, a
suspensory
muscle
.
Ray.
3.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.

Sus-pen′so-ry

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
suspensoir
,
suspensoire
.]
That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss
; specifically
(Med.)
,
a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.

Webster 1828 Edition


Suspensory

SUSPENS'ORY

,
Adj.
That suspends; suspending; as a suspensory muscle.

SUSPENS'ORY

,
Noun.
That which suspends or holds up; a truss.