commissure
noun
com·mis·sure
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Definition of commissure
1
: a point or line of union or junction especially between two anatomical parts (such as adjacent heart valves)
2
: a connecting band of nerve tissue in the brain or spinal cord
Other Words from commissure
commissural
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adjective
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adjective
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commissure
noun
com·mis·sure
| \ ˈkäm-ə-ˌshu̇(ə)r
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Medical Definition of commissure
1
: a point or line of union or junction between two anatomical parts (as the lips at their angles or adjacent heart valves)
2
: a connecting band of nerve tissue in the brain or spinal cord — see anterior commissure, corpus callosum, gray commissure, habenular commissure, hippocampal commissure, posterior commissure — compare massa intermedia
Other Words from commissure
commissural
\ ˌkäm-ə-ˈshu̇r-əl
\
adjective
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adjective