Crossword-Solution: RETINACULUM
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| Retinaculum | n. | A connecting band; a fraenum; as, the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves. |
| Retinaculum | n. | One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle. |
| Retinaculum | n. | One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms. |
| Retinaculum | 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. |
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| a band-like structure that holds an organ in place | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings,
whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind caused by
a specific exciting cause and manifested by some sensible effect on the
body.
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A FEELING OF GREAT ELATION
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Loop: applied to that structure at base of innerside of primaries into which the frenulum of male moths is fitted: see retinaculum.
Retinaculum: in Lepidoptera, the loop into which the frenulum of the male is fitted; = hamus, q.v.: in Hymenoptera, horny, movable scales serving to move the sting or to prevent its being darted out too far: in Coleoptera, the middle, tooth-like process of the larval mandible.