suspensorium

noun

sus·pen·so·ri·um | \(ˌ)səˌspenˈsōrēəm\

plural suspensoria\-ēə \

Definition of suspensorium

: something that suspends a body part specifically : the bony or cartilaginous element or series of elements that in most vertebrates below mammals connects the lower jaw with the cranium

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