Retinaculum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊləm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retinaculum is a noun meaning (anatomy) A connecting band.
Meaning
(anatomy) A connecting band.
More Meanings
- (anatomy) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.
- (zoology) One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.
- (zoology) A loop on the underside of the forewing of some moths.
- (botany) A small gland or process to which bodies are attached; as, the glandular retinacula to which the pollinia of orchids are attached, or the hooks which support the seeds in many acanthaceous plants.
Example Sentences
the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves
Word Forms
- retinacula
Synonyms for retinaculum
Depending on context, synonyms include jaculator.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extensor, flexor, receptaculum, ligament, mesotendon, tendon.
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