What is "cremaster"

Cremaster \Cre*mas"ter\ (kr?-m?s"t?r), n. [NL., from Gr. ???, fr. ???? to hang.]

1. (Anat.) A thin muscle which serves to draw up the testicle.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The apex of the last abdominal segment of an insect.

n. 1 (context anatomy English) A thin muscle attached to the testicles. 2 (context zoology English) In the pupae of certain species of butterfly, a hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of the chrysalis casing, by which the caterpillar fixes itself to the pad of silk it has cemented to the underside of a perch.

Cremaster is a term derived from the Greek verb κρεμάννυμι = "I hang (transitive)", not from Latin cremare = "to burn". It may refer to:

• The cremaster muscle, part of genital anatomy in human males
  • Cremaster reflex, a reflex in the muscle
• A hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of certain chrysalis casings
• The Cremaster Cycle, a 2002 art project by Matthew Barney