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gubernaculum testis
- Term ID
- UBERON:0008843
- Synonyms
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- gubernaculum
- Hunter's gubernaculum
- male gubernaculum
- Definition
- The fetal ligament attached to the inferior end of the epididymis and testis and, at its other end, to the bottom of the scrotum; it is present during, and is thought to guide, the descent of the testis into the scrotum and then atrophies.
- References
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- BTO:0002813
- EMAPA:19089
- MA:0003248
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/299983007
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