Sustentaculum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsʌstɛnˈtakjʊləm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sustentaculum is a noun meaning (anatomy, zoology) A supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.
Meaning
(anatomy, zoology) A supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.
Example Sentences
While of only moderate size, the sustentaculum is very thick and prominent; its astragalar facet is of irregularly oval shape and nearly plane.
The ligamentum talocalcaneum mediale lies obliquely on the medial side of the joint, and consists of fibres which extend from the medial posterior tubercle of the talus to the posterior roughened border of the sustentaculum tali.
Word Forms
- sustentacula
- sustentaculums
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tali, suspensorium, suspensory, adminiculum, trabecula, skeleton.
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