gubernaculum

[ goo-ber-nak-yuh-luhm ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

, plural gu·ber·nac·u·la [goo-ber-, nak, -y, uh, -l, uh].

1. a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.

Other Words From

• guber·nacu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gubernaculum¹

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