Found 1 items, similar to retinaculum.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Retinaculum Retinaculum \Ret`i*nac"u*lum\, n.; pl. Retinacula. [L., a holdfast, a band. See Retain.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A connecting band; a fr[ae]num; as, the retinacula of the ileoc[ae]cal and ileocolic valves. (b) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l) One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]