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sus⋅pen⋅so⋅ry

  [suh-spen-suh-ree] noun, plural -ries, adjective
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–noun
1. a supporting bandage, muscle, ligament, etc.
–adjective
2. serving as a suspensory.
3. suspending the operation of something.
Origin:
1535–45; < L suspēns(us) (see suspense ) + -ory
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sus·pen·so·ry   (sə-spěn'sə-rē)   
adj.  

  1. Supporting or suspending: a suspensory bandage.

  2. Delaying completion.

n.   pl. sus·pen·so·ries

  1. A support or truss.

  2. An athletic supporter.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1sus·pen·so·ry
Pronunciation: s&-'spen(t)s-(&-)rE
Function: adjective
: serving to suspend : providing support

Main Entry: 2suspensory
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: something that suspends or holds up; especially : afabric supporter for the scrotum
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suspensory sus·pen·so·ry (sə-spěn'sə-rē)
adj.
Of or relating to a ligament, muscle, or other structure that supports or suspends an organ or another part. n.

  1. A support or truss.

  2. An athletic supporter.

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