Cremaster

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Cremaster may refer to:

  • The cremaster muscle, part of genital anatomy in humans
  • A hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of the chrysalis casing in a certain species of butterfly, by which the caterpillar fixes itself to the pad of silk it has cemented to the underside of a perch
  • The Cremaster Cycle, a sequence of five films by Matthew Barney, entitled Cremaster 1 to Cremaster 5
    • It is derived from the Greek verb κρεμάννυμι = "I hang (transitive)", not from Latin cremare = "to burn".
  • Cremaster, a Polish crossover thrash metal band.
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