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• Cremaster — is a term derived from the Greek verb κρεμάννυμι = I hang (transitive) , not from Latin cremare = to burn . It may refer to: The cremaster muscle, part of genital anatomy in human males Cremaster reflex, a reflex in the muscle A hook shaped… …   Wikipedia

• Cremaster 3 — est le troisième épisode du cycle Cremaster de l artiste américain Matthew Barney, sorti en 2002. Les principaux personnages en sont Hiram Abiff (architecte supposé du temple de Salomon, interprété par Richard Serra), un apprenti maçonnique (joué …   Wikipédia en Français

• Cremaster — Cre*mas ter (kr? m?s t?r), n. [NL., from Gr. ???, fr. ???? to hang.] 1. (Anat.) A thin muscle which serves to draw up the testicle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The apex of the last abdominal segment of an insect. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cremaster — (v. gr.), Aufhebemuskel des Hoden, s. u. Genitalien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon



• Cremaster — Musculus cremaster Schichten des Hodensacks, der M. cremaster ist nur links dargestellt Ursprung Musculus obliquus internus abdominis Ansatz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• cremaster — krə̇mastə(r), krēˈ noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kremastēr, from kremannynai to hang; probably akin to Lithuanian karti to hang with a rope 1. : a thin muscle consisting of loops of fibers derived from the internal oblique muscle and …   Useful english dictionary

• cremaster — noun /kɹiːˈmastə,kɻiˈmæstəɻ/ a) A thin muscle attached to the testicles. b) 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… …   Wiktionary

• cremaster — See cremasteric fascia, c. muscle. [G. kremaster, a suspender, in pl. the muscles by which the testicles are retracted, fr. kremannymi, to hang] * * * cre·mas·ter krē mas tər, krə n a thin muscle consisting of loops of fibers derived from the… …   Medical dictionary

• Cremaster — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le crémaster est un muscle. Cremaster est une série de films. Catégorie : Homonymie …   Wikipédia en Français

• cremaster — cremasterial /krem euh stear ee euhl/, cremasteric /krem euh ster ik/, adj. /kri mas teuhr/, n. 1. Entomol. a usually hooklike process on the posterior tip of a chrysalis, for attaching the pupa to a stem, twig, etc. 2. Anat. the suspensory… …   Universalium