Definition of "suspensory" []

• Supporting or suspending: a suspensory bandage. (adjective)
• Delaying completion. (adjective)
• A support or truss. (noun)
• An athletic supporter. (noun)

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• "  I can make it into the abdomen and locate the uterus and trace it up to the swelling of the ovary and begin to strum the suspensory ligament, but that's it."
• "            I put slight pressure on this suspensory ligament, and the dog's breathing becomes more rapid."
• "Earlier research by other authors indicated that for monkeys this suspensory way of locomotion might be a more energetically efficient way of transportation than ‘regular’ walking on the ground."