azygous
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of azygous
1640–50; < Greek ázygos, equivalent to a- a- 6 + zygós, derivative of zygón yoke 1
Example Sentences
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Odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; as, the azygous muscle of the uvula.
From Project Gutenberg
But he was stunned to find narrowings, right where Dr. Zamboni’s theory predicted: in the jugular vein in the neck, and the azygous, a vein in the right side of the chest.
From New York Times
The last joint in the abdomen of Crustacea; variously regarded as a segment without appendages, or as an azygous appendage.
From Project Gutenberg
On March 24, as Ms. Raval lay on a padded table in a treatment room, Dr. Simon passed balloons to the pinched spots in her right jugular and azygous, and dilated them.
From New York Times
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