sustentacular
[ suhs-tuhn-tak-yuh-ler ]
/ ˌsʌs tənˈtæk yə lər /
adjective Anatomy.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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Example sentences from the Web for sustentacular
Increase in size following emergence from hibernation may be due in part to proliferation of the sustentacular cytoplasm.
The sustentacular cytoplasm has a less compact arrangement in late May than in April.
The lumina are filled with cellular detritus and are no longer bordered by a clear ring of sustentacular cytoplasm.
Sperm are present in small groups within the sustentacular cytoplasm, but ordinarily are absent in the lumina.
British Dictionary definitions for sustentacular
sustentacular
/ (ˌsʌstɛnˈtækjʊlə) /
adjective
anatomy (of fibres, cells, etc) supporting or forming a support
Word Origin for sustentacular
C19: from Latin sustentāculum a stay, from sustentāre to support, from sustinēre to sustain
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Medical definitions for sustentacular
sustentacular
[ sŭs′tən-tăk′yə-lər ]
adj.
Serving to support.
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