sustentaculum
UK/ˌsʌstɛnˈtakjʊləm/US/ˌsəstɛnˈtækjələm/
sustentaculum noun: a supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.
Noun
sustentaculum (plural sustentacula or sustentaculums)
- A supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.
- The ligamentum talocalcaneum mediale lies obliquely on the medial side of the joint, and consists of fibres which extend from the medial posterior tubercle of the talus to the posterior roughened border of the sustentaculum tali.1818, Daniel John Cunningham, Cunningham's Textbook of Anatomy, page 355
- While of only moderate size, the sustentaculum is very thick and prominent; its astragalar facet is of irregularly oval shape and nearly plane.1912, William Berryman Scott, Toxodonta (Reports of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896-1899), volume 6, page 171
sustentaculum meaning in Tamil
sustentaculum in Tamil
- தாங்கி
Forms of sustentaculum
| plural | sustentacula |
|---|---|
| plural | sustentaculums |
Origin of sustentaculum
From Latin sustentaculum; compare sustentate. Attested since the eighteenth century.
Questions about sustentaculum
- What does sustentaculum mean?
- Sustentaculum means a supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.
- What is sustentaculum in Tamil?
- Sustentaculum in Tamil is தாங்கி. See Sustentaculum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sustentaculum?
- Sustentaculum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sustentaculum?
- Sustentaculum is pronounced /ˌsʌstɛnˈtakjʊləm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sustentaculum?
- The plural of sustentaculum is sustentacula.
Words near sustentaculum in the dictionary
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