"retinaculum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊləm/ Forms: retinacula [plural]
Etymology: From Latin retināculum, from retinēre (“hold back”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|retināculum}} Latin retināculum Head templates: {{en-noun|retinacula}} retinaculum (plural retinacula)
  1. (anatomy) A connecting band. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-retinaculum-en-noun-e-8u4fwu Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-retinaculum-en-noun-D3My8mCf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 33 17 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 37 14 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 35 17 15 12 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (zoology) One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-retinaculum-en-noun-k150zlBC Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  4. (zoology) A loop on the underside of the forewing of some moths. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-retinaculum-en-noun-cR1F9fI3 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  5. (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. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-retinaculum-en-noun-Tt5T8wX4 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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