Etymology

abdominoscrotal muscle

Today it means: the cremaster muscle. Full definition →

Latin abdomen
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromscrotum
  2. Latin · derived fromabdomen“abdomen”
  3. English todayabdominoscrotal muscle

From Latin abdomen (“abdomen”) + New Latin scrotalis, from Latin scrotum; abdomino- + -scrotal.

Words from the same roots

Latinabdomen all →

abdominalabdomenabdominovaginalcarinate abdomen

Latinscrotum all →

scrotum

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