Taber's Medical Dictionary
gubernaculum
(goo″bĕr-nak′yŭ-lŭm )
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pl. gubernacula [L. gubernaculum, helm, rudder]
1. A structure that guides.
2. A cordlike structure uniting two structures.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Gubernaculum." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761456/all/gubernacula.
Gubernaculum. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761456/all/gubernacula. Accessed April 17, 2026.
Gubernaculum. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761456/all/gubernacula
Gubernaculum [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 17]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761456/all/gubernacula.
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