sustentacular

[ suhs-tuhn-tak-yuh-ler ]

adjectiveAnatomy.

Origin of sustentacular

1
1885–90; <New Latin sustentācul(um) a support (Latin sustentā(re), frequentative of sustinēre to sustain + -culum-cule2) + -ar1

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British Dictionary definitions for sustentacular

sustentacular

/ (ˌsʌstɛnˈtækjʊlə) /


adjective
  1. anatomy (of fibres, cells, etc) supporting or forming a support

Origin of sustentacular

1
C19: from Latin sustentāculum a stay, from sustentāre to support, from sustinēre to sustain

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