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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: fear of say what #122841 02/14/2004 2:12 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear jheem: In a complete physical exam, Stroking the skin just below the pubic bone on the thight in a male near midline causes the testicle to be elevated, briefly. This is called "the cremasteric reflex". I could not find the etymology of 'cremasteric '. Any comment? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted chrematophobia wwh 02/13/2004 7:37 PM Re: fear of say what jheem 02/14/2004 1:25 AM Re: fear of say what wwh 02/14/2004 2:12 AM Re: fear of say what jheem 02/14/2004 2:28 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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