See Also: gubernaculum(medicine)
gubernaculum(dictionary)
Hunter's gubernaculum(medicine)
gubernaculum dentis(medicine)
gubernaculum testis(medicine)

gubernaculum (iou)



gubernaculum noun. . M17.
[Latin = steering-oar, from gubernare steer, govern: see GOVERN, -CULUM.]
Some part of an insect. Only in M17.
Anatomy. Each of a pair of fibrous strands in the male foetus that connect the testes to the scrotum and guide their descent into it. L18.
Anatomy. A band of fibrous tissue joining a permanent tooth follicle to the gum during the early development of the tooth. M19.
gubernacular adjective L19.