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Suspensorium
Pronunciation : Sus`pen*so"ri*um
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL.] (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: Anything which suspends or holds up a part: especially, the mandibular suspensorium (a series of bones, or of cartilages representing them) which connects the base of the lower jaw with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals.
pl. Suspensoria.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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