suspends

The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity.

a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute v

n a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute n (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind n burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped v cover as if with a shroud v form a cover like a shroud v wrap in a shroud

Anything which suspends or holds up a part: especially, the mandibular suspensorium (a series of bones, or of cartilages representing them) which connects the base of the lower jaw with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals.