cremasterとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /kɹiːˈmastə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /kɹiˈmæstəɹ/
• 韻: -æstə(ɹ)

名詞

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.

派生語

• cremasterial
• cremasteric