sustentaculum

n. [解]支柱,支持物

发音

UK /ˌsʌstɛnˈtakjʊləm/
US /ˌsəstɛnˈtækjələm/

词形变化

sustentacula 复数 sustentacula sustentaculums sustentaculums 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.

    医学 生物 动物学

词源

From Latin sustentaculum; compare sustentate. Attested since the eighteenth century.

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