gubernaculum

[ goo-ber-nak-yuh-luhm ]

noun,plural gu·ber·nac·u·la [goo-ber-nak-yuh-luh]. /ˌgu bərˈnæk yə lə/. Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.

Origin of gubernaculum

1
1655–65; <New Latin, Latin gubernāculum rudder, equivalent to gubernā(re) to steer (see govern) + -culum-cule2

Other words from gubernaculum

  • gu·ber·nac·u·lar, adjective

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