suspensory ligament

noun Anatomy.

any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.

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Origin of suspensory ligament

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby suspensory ligament

suspensive, suspensoid, suspensor, suspensory, suspensory bandage, suspensory ligament, suspensory ligament of axilla, suspensory ligament of breast, suspensory ligament of eyeball, suspensory ligament of lens, suspensory ligament of ovary
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