COMMISSURE


Meaning of COMMISSURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-mə-ˌshu̇r ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin commissura a joining, from commissus, past participle

Date: 15th century

1. : a point or line of union or junction especially between two anatomical parts (as adjacent heart valves)

2. : a connecting band of nerve tissue in the brain or spinal cord

• com·mis·sur·al ˌkä-mə-ˈshu̇r-əl adjective

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