cre·mas·ter
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Medical Definition of cremaster
: a thin muscle consisting of loops of fibers derived from the internal oblique muscle and descending upon the spermatic cord to surround and suspend the testicle
— called also cremaster muscle
Other Words from cremaster
cremasteric
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ˌkrē-mə-ˈster-ik
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adjective
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adjective
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“Cremaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/cremaster. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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