Definition
A guiding structure or device, especially the fibrous cord in male embryos that guides the testis downward into the scrotum during development.
Etymology
Latin noun meaning 'rudder' or 'steering apparatus,' from gubernare (to steer, govern). The term was borrowed by anatomists in the 1600s-1700s to name embryological structures that seemed to 'guide' other parts of the developing body.
Kelly Says
The gubernaculum is nature's prenatal scaffold—an actual physical 'rope' that helps guide organs to their final destinations, showing that even in the womb, your body follows structural blueprints with surprising precision.
Translations
CACatalà
governança
go-ver-nan-sa
DEDeutsch
Regierung
ray-ghee-rung
ELΕλληνικά
κυβέρνηση
kee-ver-nee-seh
ESEspañol
gubernáculo
gwer-bee-NA-kyoo-loo
FISuomi
hallinto
hal-lin-toh
FRFrançais
gouvernement
goo-vɛʁ-nə-mɑ̃
HAHA
shugabanci
shoo-gah-ban-chi
HEעברית
ממשלה
mim-shah-lah
HUMagyar
kormány
khor-mah-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemerintahan
peh-me-ri-n-taan
ITItaliano
governo
go-ver-noh
MSBahasa Melayu
pemerintahan
peh-me-ri-n-taan
NLNederlands
bestuur
best-oor
PTPortuguês
governo
go-vɛr-noh
RORomână
guvernare
goo-ve-r-nah-reh
RUРусский
управление
oo-prav-lee-nee-ye
SVSvenska
styre
shteer-eh
SWKiswahili
tawala
ta-wa-la
THไทย
การปกครอง
gaan-pok-krao-ng
TLTL
pamahalaan
pah-mah-ha-la-an
UKУкраїнська
управління
oo-pra-v-leen-ee-ye
VITiếng Việt
quản trị
kwan-tri