cremaster
noun
a usually hooklike process on the posterior tip of a chrysalis, for attaching the pupa to a stem, twig, etc.
cremasteric
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a word derived from
cremaster.
Example Sentences
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No foot clonus, no Babinski; abdominal reflexes present, cremasteric not elicited; catalepsy not always present.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard
On the ninth day there was some return of sensation in the lower extremities, and a cremasteric reflex was to be obtained.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
