desmosome
[ dez-muh-sohm ]
nounCell Biology.
a plaquelike site on a cell surface that functions in maintaining cohesion with an adjacent cell.
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British Dictionary definitions for desmosome
desmosome
/ (ˈdɛsməˌsəʊm) /
noun
cytology a structure in the cell membranes of adjacent cells that binds them together
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