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sustentacular
[ suhs-tuhn-tak-yuh-ler ]
sustentacular
/ ˌsʌstɛnˈtækjʊlə /
adjective
- anatomy (of fibres, cells, etc) supporting or forming a support
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sustentacular1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sustentacular1
C19: from Latin sustentāculum a stay, from sustentāre to support, from sustinēre to sustain
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Example Sentences
Increase in size following emergence from hibernation may be due in part to proliferation of the sustentacular cytoplasm.
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The sustentacular cytoplasm has a less compact arrangement in late May than in April.
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Sperm are present in small groups within the sustentacular cytoplasm, but ordinarily are absent in the lumina.
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The lumina are filled with cellular detritus and are no longer bordered by a clear ring of sustentacular cytoplasm.
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