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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
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cremasteric \ ˌkrē-mə-ˈster-ik \ adjective
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