retinaculum

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Synonyms: reticulum, retinacula, retinacular

Antonyms: reticulum, retinacula, retinacular

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|anatomy}} {{rfc-sense|en}} A [[connect]]ing [[band]].
2. {{lb|en|anatomy}} One of the [[annular]] [[ligament]]s which hold the [[tendon]]s close to the [[bone]]s at the larger [[joint]]s, as at the [[wrist]] and [[ankle]].
3. {{lb|en|zoology}} One of the [[retractor]] [[muscle]]s of the [[proboscis]] of certain [[worm]]s.
4. {{lb|en|zoology}} A [[loop]] on the [[underside]] of the [[forewing]] of some [[moth]]s.
5. {{lb|en|botany}} A small [[gland]] or [[process]] to which bodies are attached; as, the glandular retinacula to which the [[pollinia]] of [[orchid]]s are attached, or the [[hook]]s which support the [[seed]]s in many [[acanthaceous]] plants.

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