retinaculum
/ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊləm/
noun 5
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noun
1
A connecting band.
the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves
2
One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.
3
One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.
4
A loop on the underside of the forewing of some moths.
5
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.
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