suspensory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)
    suspensory bandage.

WordNet

Sus*pen"so*ry adjective
Definitions
  1. Suspended; hanging; depending.
  2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. Ray.
  3. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.
Sus*pen"so*ry noun
Etymology
Cf. F. suspensoir, suspensoire.
Definitions
  1. That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically (Med.), a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.

Webster 1913