suspensories

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• suspensories — sus pen·so·ry || sÉ™ spensÉ™rɪ n. something which holds up or supports (such as a muscle or bandage); athletic supporter adj. supporting, suspending, holding up; delaying …   English contemporary dictionary

• Heat-based contraception — An experimental male contraceptive method involves heating the testicles so that they cannot produce sperm. Sperm are best produced at a temperature slightly below body temperature. The muscles around a man s scrotum involuntarily tighten if the… …   Wikipedia

• suspensory — /seuh spen seuh ree/, n., pl. suspensories, adj. n. 1. a supporting bandage, muscle, ligament, etc. adj. 2. serving as a suspensory. 3. suspending the operation of something. [1535 45; < L suspens(us) (see SUSPENSE) + ORY] * * * …   Universalium

• suspensory — /səˈspɛnsəri/ (say suh spensuhree) adjective 1. serving or fitted to suspend or hold up, as a ligament, muscle, bandage, etc. 2. suspending the operation of something. –noun (plural suspensories) 3. a suspensory bandage, ligament, muscle, or the… …  

• suspensory — [sə spen′sə rē] adj. [< L suspensus (see SUSPENSE) + ORY] 1. suspending, supporting, or sustaining [a suspensory muscle or bandage] 2. suspending or delaying, esp. so as to leave something undecided n. pl. suspensories 1 …   English World dictionary