SINCE 1828
cremaster
noun
cre·mas·ter
| \ krē-ˈmas-tər, krə-
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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
\ ˌkrē-mə-ˈster-ik
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adjective
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adjective
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