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ret⋅i⋅nac⋅u⋅lum

  [ret-n-ak-yuh-luhm]
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–noun, plural -la  [-luh] .
1. Anatomy, Zoology. any of various small structures that hook, clasp, or bind other structures to move them or hold them in place.
2. Entomology. a bristle on the butterfly forewing that clasps to the frenulum of the hindwing.
Origin:
1815–25; < NL; L retināculum tether, rope which holds fast or restrains, equiv. to retin(ēre) to hold fast, retain + -ā- (from v. stems ending in -ā-; cf. gubernaculum ) + -culum -cule 2
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ret·i·nac·u·lum   (rět'n-āk'yə-ləm)   
n.   pl. ret·i·nac·u·la (-lə) Biology
A band or bandlike structure that holds an organ or a part in place.

[Latin retināculum, band, tether : retinēre, to restrain; see retain + -culum, suff. denoting instruments.]
ret'i·nac'u·lar (-lər) adj.
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Main Entry: ret·i·nac·u·lum
Pronunciation: -l&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ret·i·nac·u·la /-l&/
: a connecting or retaining band especially of fibrous tissue —see EXTENSOR RETINACULUM, FLEXORRETINACULUM, INFERIOR EXTENSOR RETINACULUM, INFERIOR PERONEAL RETINACULUM, PERONEAL RETINACULUM, SUPERIOR EXTENSOR RETINACULUM, SUPERIOR PERONEAL RETINACULUM
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retinaculum ret·i·nac·u·lum (rět'n-āk'yə-ləm)
n. pl. ret·i·nac·u·la (-lə)
A band or bandlike structure that holds an organ or a part in place.

ret'i·nac'u·lar (-lər) adj.

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