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Definition of Suspensory
1. Noun. A bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast).
Definition of Suspensory
1. a. Suspended; hanging; depending.
2. n. That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss
Definition of Suspensory
1. Adjective. Held in suspension. ¹
2. Adjective. Holding in suspension. ¹
3. Adjective. Suspensive. ¹
4. Noun. Something that suspends. ¹
5. Noun. Specifically the suspensory ligament ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suspensory
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suspensory
Literary usage of Suspensory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"suspensory bandage, in mry., a bag attached to a strap or belt, ... suspensory
ligament of the axis, liga- mentous fibers which pass from the summit of the ..."
2. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Schäfer, Johnson Symington, Thomas Hastie Bryce (1909)
"SECTION THROUGH THE CILIARY PART OF THE EYE, INCLUDING PART OF THE CORNEA, THE
OHA SERRATA, THE IRIS, AND THE EDGE OF THE LENS WITH ITS suspensory LIGAMENT. ..."
3. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, Allen Thomson, John G. Cleland (1867)
"The suspensory ligament has chemical properties similar to those of the capsule
of the lens, but in it parallel or slightly radiating longitudinal fibres ..."
4. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1878)
"The Irish Church question had come athwart Parliamentary reform, and was left to
await its further progress. The suspensory Bill was rejected by the House ..."
5. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1882)
"The suspensory Bill was rejected by the House of Lords : the supplementary
mea- .^ ^^i,,. sures of reform were completed; and at tionof 1868' length an ..."
6. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1871)
"The suspensory Bill was rejected by the House of Lords: the supplementary mea-
llie ^a^^. sures of reform were completed; and at tkm **1868- length an ..."
7. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"suspensory bandage, in mry., a bag attached to a strap or belt, ... suspensory
ligament of the Incus, a delicate ligament descending from the roof of the ..."
8. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Schäfer, Johnson Symington, Thomas Hastie Bryce (1909)
"SECTION THROUGH THE CILIARY PART OF THE EYE, INCLUDING PART OF THE CORNEA, THE
OHA SERRATA, THE IRIS, AND THE EDGE OF THE LENS WITH ITS suspensory LIGAMENT. ..."
9. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, Allen Thomson, John G. Cleland (1867)
"The suspensory ligament has chemical properties similar to those of the capsule
of the lens, but in it parallel or slightly radiating longitudinal fibres ..."
10. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1878)
"The Irish Church question had come athwart Parliamentary reform, and was left to
await its further progress. The suspensory Bill was rejected by the House ..."
11. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1882)
"The suspensory Bill was rejected by the House of Lords : the supplementary
mea- .^ ^^i,,. sures of reform were completed; and at tionof 1868' length an ..."
12. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1871)
"The suspensory Bill was rejected by the House of Lords: the supplementary mea-
llie ^a^^. sures of reform were completed; and at tkm **1868- length an ..."
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