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gubernaculum

[ goo-ber-nak-yuh-luhm ]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.
plural gubernacula
  1. a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.


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Other Word Forms

  • b·Բu· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gubernaculum1

1655–65; < New Latin, Latin ܲ峦ܱܳ rudder, equivalent to ܲ ( re ) to steer ( govern ) + -culum -cule 2
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