— 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 muscle of the testis.
[ 1670-80; kremastér lit., suspender, akin to kremannýnai to hang ]