cremaster

See also: cremáster

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ (kremastḗr, “suspender”). Doublet of crémaillère.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɹiːˈmastə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kɹiˈmæstəɹ/
• Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)

Noun

cremaster (plural cremasters)

1. (anatomy) A thin muscle attached to the testicles.

   Synonym: musculus cremaster

2. (zoology) In the pupae of certain species of butterfly, a hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of the chrysalis casing, by which the caterpillar fixes itself to the pad of silk it has cemented to the underside of a perch.

Derived terms

• cremasterial
• cremasteric

Translations

thin muscle attached to the testicles

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 提睾肌 (tígāojī)

• Finnish: kiveksen kohottajalihas, cremaster
• French: crémaster (fr) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: κρεμαστήρ m (kremastḗr)

• Icelandic: kólfvöðvi m
• Russian: крема́стер m (kremáster)
• Spanish: cremáster (es) m