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- Latin · derived fromgubernāculum“a helm, rudder”
- English todaygubernaculum
From Latin gubernāculum (“a helm, rudder”).
Words from the same roots
Latingubernāculum all →
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gubernaculum
Today it means: Either of a pair of folds of peritoneum which connects the caudal end of the fetal testis with the bottom of the scrotum in a male fetus, and by failing to elongate in proportion to the rest of the fetus causes the descent of the testis into the scrotum; or an analogous cord of connective tissue attached to the ovary in a female fetus, which is the precursor of the round and ovarian ligaments. Full definition →
Latin gubernāculum