Gubernacular

/ɡuːbərˈnækjʊlər/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or acting as a guiding or controlling device, especially in anatomy referring to a fibrous cord that guides the descent of the testis during development.

Etymology

From Latin gubernaculum (rudder, steering device) + -ar (relating to). The Latin root comes from gubernare (to steer, govern), from Greek kybernan. In anatomy, the term was adopted in the 18th century to describe structures that 'guide' other parts.

Kelly Says

This anatomical term reveals how scientists borrowed steering metaphors from ships and government to describe the body—your gubernacular ligament is literally your body's 'rudder' guiding your reproductive organs into place during development.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንግሥት
men-gis-t
ARالعربية
حكومي
hukoo-mi
BNবাংলা
শাসন
sha-saan
CACatalà
governamental
goo-ver-na-men-tal
CSČeština
vládní
vlada-nee
DADansk
gouvernements
goo-ver-ne-ments
DEDeutsch
gouvernemental
goo-ver-nuh-men-tal
ELΕλληνικά
κυβερνητικός
kee-ver-nee-tee-kos
ESEspañol
gubernamental
goo-ber-na-men-tal
FAفارسی
حکومتی
hukoo-mati
FISuomi
hallituksen
hal-li-tu-sin
FRFrançais
gouvernemental
goo-ver-nuh-men-tal
GUGU
શાસન
sha-saan
HAHA
shugabanni
shu-ga-ban-ni
HEעברית
ממשלתי
memshala-ti
HIहिन्दी
शासकीय
sha-sa-kee-y
HUMagyar
kormányzati
koh-r-mahn-ta-zee
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemerintah
peh-me-ri-n-tah
IGIG
ọchịchị
oh-chi-chi
ITItaliano
gubernazionale
goo-ber-na-tsee-o-nale
JA日本語
統治的
tou-chi-teki
KKKK
кішілік
ki-she-lik
KMKM
រដ្ឋ
rot
KO한국어
통치적인
tong-chi-jeok-in
MRMR
शासन
sha-saan
MSBahasa Melayu
kerajaan
keh-ra-jaan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ထောင်စု
pyi-thaaung-su
NLNederlands
gouvernementeel
goo-ver-ne-men-teel
NONorsk
regjerings
reh-ge-ring-s
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਸਨ
sha-saan
PLPolski
rządowy
zhud-oh-vee
PTPortuguês
gubernamental
goo-ber-na-men-tal
RORomână
guvernamental
goo-vehr-na-men-tal
RUРусский
правительственный
pra-vi-tel-st-ven-nyy
SVSvenska
gubernamens
goo-ber-na-mens
SWKiswahili
serikali
seh-ri-ka-li
TAதமிழ்
ஆட்சி
a-k-shi
TEతెలుగు
పాలన
pa-lan
THไทย
ทางการเมือง
tahng-gaan-mueang
TLTL
pamahalaan
pah-mah-ha-la-an
TRTürkçe
hükümetsel
hoo-koo-met-sel
UKУкраїнська
урядовий
oo-ryad-oh-vee
URاردو
حکومتی
hukoo-mati
VITiếng Việt
chính phủ
ching phu
YOYO
àṣẹ
ah-she
ZH中文
治理的
zhi-li-de
ZUZU
uMhlaba
oom-hla-bah

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