单词 | retinacular |
释义 | retinacularadj. Anatomy and Zoology. Acting to hold something in place; of, relating to, or of the nature of a retinaculum.rare before mid 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of wing(s) > relating to retinaculum retinacular1764 1764 Beauties of All Mag. Sel. 3 98/2 This fatal catastrophe has occasioned many elaborate arguments among the anatomists, to reconcile the pellucid imperviosity of the vivid visionarium, when the Lux Clara..cannot perforate the retinacular membrane. 1847 R. Willis tr. W. Harvey Wks. 435 He may escape coming into contact with his mother's sides, being restrained by the retinacular fluid on either hand. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 78 The existence of a ‘retinacular’ apparatus, whereby a spinous outgrowth on the under surface of the base of the hinder wing connects it with an annular ligament similarly developed on the under side of the anterior wings. 1956 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 56 1275/2 The muscle stretching must be gentle and slow so that the circulation to the femoral head is not jeopardized by..constricting the retinacular vessels on the femoral neck. 1997 J. G. Garrick in R. E. Sallis & F. Massimino Essent. Sports Med. liii. 416 First-time dislocations [of the patella] are usually accompanied by significant soft tissue injuries (medial retinacular and vastus medialis muscle tears). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1764 |
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