What does retinaculum mean?
Definitions for retinaculum
ˌrɛt nˈæk yə ləmreti·nac·u·lum
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Wiktionary
retinaculumnoun
A connecting band.
the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves
retinaculumnoun
One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.
retinaculumnoun
One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.
retinaculumnoun
A loop on the underside of the forewing of some moths.
retinaculumnoun
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.
Webster Dictionary
Retinaculumnoun
a connecting band; a fraenum; as, the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves
Retinaculumnoun
one of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle
Retinaculumnoun
one of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms
Retinaculumnoun
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
Etymology: [L., a holdfast, a band. See Retain.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Retinaculum
ret-i-nak′ū-lum, n. (anat.) a connecting band: one of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones of the larger joints: (zool.) one of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms: (bot.) a small viscid gland.
Entomology
Retinaculum
in Lepidoptera, the loop into which the frenulum of the male is fitted; = hamus, q.v.: in Hymenoptera, horny, movable scales serving to move the sting or to prevent its being darted out too far: in Coleoptera, the middle, tooth-like process of the larval mandible.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of retinaculum in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of retinaculum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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