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单词 sustentacular
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sustentacular

[ suhs-tuhn-tak-yuh-ler ]
/ ˌsʌs tənˈtæk yə lər /

adjective Anatomy.

supporting.

Origin of sustentacular

1885–90; <New Latin sustentācul(um) a support (Latin sustentā(re), frequentative of sustinēre to sustain + -culum-cule2) + -ar1

Words nearby sustentacular

sustained yield, sustainer, sustaining pedal, sustaining program, sustenance, sustentacular, sustentacular cell, sustentaculum, sustentation, sustentation fund, sustention
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Example sentences from the Web for sustentacular

  • Increase in size following emergence from hibernation may be due in part to proliferation of the sustentacular cytoplasm.

    Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
  • The sustentacular cytoplasm has a less compact arrangement in late May than in April.

    Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
  • The lumina are filled with cellular detritus and are no longer bordered by a clear ring of sustentacular cytoplasm.

    Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
  • Sperm are present in small groups within the sustentacular cytoplasm, but ordinarily are absent in the lumina.

    Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler

British Dictionary definitions for sustentacular

sustentacular
/ (ˌsʌstɛnˈtækjʊlə) /

adjective

anatomy (of fibres, cells, etc) supporting or forming a support

Word Origin for sustentacular

C19: from Latin sustentāculum a stay, from sustentāre to support, from sustinēre to sustain
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for sustentacular

sustentacular
[ sŭs′tən-tăkyə-lər ]

adj.

Serving to support.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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