gubernaculum /gu·ber·nac·u·lum/ (goo″ber-nak´u-lum) pl. guberna´cula [L.] a guiding structure.gubernac´ular
gubernaculum tes´tis the fetal ligament attached at one end to the lower end of the epididymis and testis and at its other end to the bottom of the scrotum; it is present during the descent of the testis into the scrotum and then atrophies.
gubernaculum tes·tis (t s t s)n. A mesenchymal column of tissue that connects the fetal testis to the developing scrotum and that is involved in testicular descent. |
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