sustentacular

sus·ten·tac·u·lar

S0925600 (sŭs′tən-tăk′yə-lər, -tĕn-)adj. Anatomy Serving to support: sustentacular muscle fibers.

[From Late Latin sustentāculum, support, from Latin sustentāre, to support, frequentative of sustinēre, to sustain; see sustain.]

sustentacular

(ˌsʌstɛnˈtækjʊlə) adj (Anatomy) anatomy (of fibres, cells, etc) supporting or forming a support[C19: from Latin sustentāculum a stay, from sustentāre to support, from sustinēre to sustain]

Thesaurus

Adj.

sustentacular - serving to sustain or support; "sustentacular cells"

sustentacular

sus·ten·tac·u·lar

(sŭs'ten-tak'yū-lăr), Relating to a sustentaculum; supporting.

sustentacular

(sŭs′tən-tăk′yə-lər, -tĕn-)adj. Anatomy Serving to support: sustentacular muscle fibers.

sus·ten·tac·u·lar

(sŭs'ten-tak'yū-lăr) Relating to a sustentaculum; supporting.

sustentacular

Supporting.