Not a part of any muscle, it is a band around tendons that holds them in place. Its function is mostly to stabilize a tendon. Retinaculum, from the Latin verb retinere (to retain), plural: retinacula may be: Invertebrate anatomy: ...
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the attachment of stipitate pollina to the rostellum
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connecting band; means of retention
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• (n.) A connecting band; a fraenum; as, the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves. • (n.) 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. • (n.) One of the retractor muscles...
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Another term for a viscidium.
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(from the article `lepidopteran`) ...primitive moths a fingerlike lobe on the forewing overlaps the base of the hind wing. In most moths a strong bristle or cluster of bristles ...
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A hook-like structure to which another structure is tethered, in orchids and members of the family Asclepiadaceae, the structure to which pollen masses are attached, in Acanthaceae, the persistent stalk of an ovule. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(ret″ĭ-nak´u-lәm) a structure that retains an organ or tissue in place. flexor retinaculum of hand a fibrous band forming the carpal tunnel, through which pass the tendons of the flexor muscles of the hand and fingers. retinaculum tendinum ...
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Ret`i·nac'u·lum noun ;
plural Retinacula . [ Latin , a holdfast, a band. See
Retain .]
1. (Anat.) (a) A connecting band; a frænum; as, the
retinacula of the ileocæcal and ileocolic valves.
(b) One of the annular ligaments which hol...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ret′i-nak′yū-lŭm, -lī, -lă Definitions: 1. A frenulum, or a retaining band or ligament.
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the attachment of stipitate pollina to the rostellum
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retinaculum, a physical restraint.
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Latin = a tether; hence, a thickened band of deep fascia which retains tendons or the patella.
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another name for viscidium
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