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retinaculum
[ret-n-ak-yuh-luhm]
noun
plural
retinaculaAnatomy, Zoology.any of various small structures that hook, clasp, or bind other structures to move them or hold them in place.
Entomology.a bristle on the butterfly forewing that clasps to the frenulum of the hindwing.
retinaculum
/ ˌɛɪˈæʊə /
noun
connection or retention or something that connects or retains
zoology a small hook that joins the forewing and hind wing of a moth during flight
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌپˈԲܱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of retinaculum1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of retinaculum1
Example Sentences
The second doctor Watts consulted confirmed a tear in her medial patellar retinaculum.
The surgery, an extensor retinaculum repair, was performed by Dr. Bruce Toby at the University of Kansas Hospital on Tuesday.
Loop: applied to that structure at base of innerside of primaries into which the frenulum of male moths is fitted: see retinaculum.
Base of wings of Synemon, to show the bristle and retinaculum in the female. n.
The retinaculum is not correctly represented in this figure, it arises from the anterior side of the sub-costal nervure.
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