Definitions For Cremaster

Noun

CREMASTER (plural CREMASTERs) (anatomy) A thin muscle attached to the testicles. (zoology) 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 of silk it has cemented to the underside of a perch.

Synonyms

musculus cremaster

Derived terms

cremasterial cremasteric

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 提睾肌 (tígāojī, sc=Hani) Finnish: kiveksen kohottajalihas, cremaster French: crémaster, m Greek: : Ancient: κρεμαστήρ, m Icelandic: kólfvöðvi, m Russian: крема́стер, m Spanish: cremáster, m

Etymology

From (Ancient Greek)  κρεμαστήρ, , suspender.

Is Cremaster a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Cremaster is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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