Meanings
nounsuspensory ligament (plural suspensory ligaments)
plural suspensory ligaments
- anatomyA ligament or similar tissue suspending a bodily organ.
Kavanagh said a scan yesterday detected a small tear in Maldivian's near side suspensory ligament.
2009 February 20, Tim Habel, “Theseo rules market”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2009
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