Definition of Retinaculum
Ret`i`nac´u`lum
n.
1.
(Anat.)
A
connecting
band
;
a
frænum;
as
,
the
retinacula
of
the
ileocæcal
and
ileocolic
valves
.
2.
(Zool)
One
of
the
retractor
muscles
of
the
proboscis
of
certain
worms
.
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
.
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