cremaster

American  

[kri-mas-ter] / krɪˈmæs tər /

noun

1. Entomology. a usually hooklike process on the posterior tip of a chrysalis, for attaching the pupa to a stem, twig, etc.

2. Anatomy. the suspensory muscle of the testis.

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Other Word Forms

• cremasterial
  adjective
• cremasteric
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of cremaster

1670–80; < Latin < Greek kremastḗr literally, suspender, akin to kremannýnai to hang

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Example Sentences

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cremaster

Descending from the internal oblique muscle of the abdominal wall are the two cremaster muscles, which cover each testis like a muscular net.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Divining this in Barney's art, you can begin with the word cremaster.

From Time Magazine Archive

The means by which the suspended pupa of a nymphalid butterfly attaches its cremaster to the silken pad which the larva has spun in preparation for pupation, is worthy of brief attention.

From The Life-Story of Insects by George H. (George Herbert) Carpenter

Crotchets: the curved spines or hooks on the prolegs of caterpillars and on the cremaster of pupae.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

There are also two proper coats—the outer called cliotrodes, or virginales; the inner albugidia; in the outer the cremaster is inserted.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

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