the hook-like protuberance at the end of a chrysalis from which it hangs
cremaster in American English
(krɪˈmæstər)
noun
1. Entomology
a usually hooklike process on the posterior tip of a chrysalis, for attaching the pupa to a stem, twig, etc
2. Anatomy
the suspensory muscle of the testis
Derived forms
cremasterial (ˌkreməˈstɪəriəl) or cremasteric (ˌkreməˈsterɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1670–80; ‹ L ‹ Gk kremaste᷄r lit., suspender, akin to kremannýnai to hang]This word is first recorded in the period 1670–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: festoon, kink, plan, routine, slump
Examples of 'cremaster' in a sentence
cremaster
We used a laser-induced cremaster arterial injury model for thrombosis experiments in vivo.
Junsong Zhou, Aizhen Yang, Yucan Wang, Fengwu Chen, Zhenzhen Zhao, Viralkumar Davra,Katsue Suzuki-Inoue, Yukio Ozaki, Raymond B. Birge, Qingxian Lu, Yi Wu 2018, 'Tyro3, Axl, and Mertk receptors differentially participate in platelet activationand thrombus formation', Cell Communication and Signalinghttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12964-018-0308-0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cremaster arterioles (15-35 micrometer) were visualized by fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled dextran (5 microgram/ml).
Siriviriyakul Prasong, Suksom Daroonwan, Eksakulkla Sukanya, Patumraj Suthiluk 2009, 'Increased NO bioavailability in aging male rats by genistein and exercise training:using 4, 5-diaminofluorescein diacetate', Reproductive Biology and Endocrinologyhttp://www.rbej.com/content/7/1/93. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The number of capillaries recruited in the cremaster muscle was also significantly increased 15 min after treatment.
Kodai Ingawa, Nozomi Aruga, Yusuke Matsumura, Masahiro Shibata, Naomi Osakabe 2014, 'Alteration of the systemic and microcirculation by a single oral dose of flavan-3-ols.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3989254?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cremaster-derived myogenic precursor cells were maintained by myosphere culture and efficiently differentiated to myotubes in adhesion culture.
Neia Naldaiz-Gastesi, María Goicoechea, Isabel M-ª Aragón, Virginia Pérez-López, SandraFuertes-Alvarez, Bernardo Herrera-Imbroda, Adolfo López de Munain, Resi de Luna-Diaz,Pedro M. Baptista, M. Alejandro Fernández, María Fernanda Lara, Ander Izeta 2019, 'Isolation and characterization of myogenic precursor cells from human cremaster muscle',Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-019-40042-6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Regarding inflammation, increase in adherent and migrating cells was observed in the cremaster muscle after the administration of the molecule.
Juliana Mozer Sciani, Bianca Zychar, Luis Roberto Gonçalves, Renata Giorgi, ThiagoNogueira, Daniel Carvalho Pimenta 2017, 'Preliminary molecular characterization of a proinflammatory and nociceptive moleculefrom the Echinometra lucunter spines extracts', Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseaseshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40409-017-0133-8. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Neutrophil-endothelial interactions in microvasculature of murine cremaster muscle were determined using intravital microscopy and time-lapsed video analysis.
Najia Xu, Mokarram Hossain, Lixin Liu 2013, 'Pharmacological Inhibition of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Affects KC/CXCL1-InducedIntraluminal Crawling, Transendothelial Migration, and Chemotaxis of Neutrophils InVivo', Mediators of Inflammationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/290565. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)