DESMOSOME


Meaning of DESMOSOME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdez-mə-ˌsōm ]

noun

Date: circa 1932

: a specialized structure of the cell membrane especially of an epithelial cell that serves as a zone of adhesion to anchor contiguous cells together

• des·mo·som·al -ˌsō-məl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.