Canadian French Meaning of retinaculum
rétinaculum
Other Canadian French words related to rétinaculum
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of retinaculum
- retinal => rétinien
- retinal cone => Cône rétinien
- retinal detachment => Décollement de la rétine
- retinal purple => Pourpre rétinien
- retinal rod => Bâtonnet rétinien
- retinal scanning => Scan rétinien
- retinalite => Rétinite
- retinasphalt => Rétinasphalte
- retinasphaltum => Rétinasphalte
- retinea => Rétine
Definitions and Meaning of retinaculum in English
retinaculum (n.)
A connecting band; a fraenum; as, the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves.
One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.
One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.
A small gland or process to which bodies are attached; as, the glandular retinacula to which the pollinia of orchids are attached, or the hooks which support the seeds in many acanthaceous plants.
FAQs About the word retinaculum
rétinaculum
A connecting band; a fraenum; as, the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves., One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
retinacula => rétinaculum, retina => Rétine, retiform => Réticulé, retie => renouer, reticulum => réticule,
