Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suspensory ligament

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: sus-pen-so-ry liga-ment
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ligament or similar tissue suspending a bodily organ.

Example Sentences

"Kavanagh said a scan yesterday detected a small tear in Maldivian's near side suspensory ligament."

Inflected Forms

suspensory ligaments (plural)

Questions

What does suspensory ligament mean?: A ligament or similar tissue suspending a bodily organ.

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