gubernaculum

[ goo-ber-nak-yuh-luhm ]

noun,plural gu·ber·nac·u·la

[goo-ber-nak-yuh-luh]. /ˌgu bərˈnæk yə lə/. Anatomy, Zoology.

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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