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- noun (Zoöl.) A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place, esp. when retracted. See
Illust. ofphylactolemata .
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- noun A
muscle whichholds a body partin place , notably inextended orretracted position
Etymologies
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From Latin, from retentare, from retinere 'to retain, hold back', from re- + tenere.
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