AZYGOS


Meaning of AZYGOS in English

I. ā-ˈzī-gəs noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, unyoked, from a- + zygon yoke — more at yoke

Date: 1646

: an azygos anatomical part

II. adjective

also azy·gous (ˌ)ā-ˈzī-gəs

Date: 1681

: not being one of a pair : single

an azygos vein

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