commissure
a joint; seam; suture.
Botany. the joint or face by which one carpel coheres with another.
Anatomy, Zoology. a connecting band of nerve fiber, especially one joining the right and left sides of the brain or spinal cord.
Origin of commissure
1Other words from commissure
- com·mis·su·ral [kuh-mish-er-uhl, kom-uh-shoor-uhl, -shur-], /kəˈmɪʃ ər əl, ˌkɒm əˈʃʊər əl, -ˈʃɜr-/, adjective
- in·ter·com·mis·sur·al, adjective
- pseu·do·com·mis·su·ral, adjective
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How to use commissure in a sentence
Owing to the presence of the commissure connecting the posterior roots, some part of a nerve is present in every section.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe lower commissure continued as the intestinal nerve is shewn in Pl.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe dorsal commissure is represented in longitudinal section in Pl.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourI have not been able to prove that the commissure is continued forwards into the auditory nerve.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourVery possibly they originate as a single commissure which becomes longitudinally segmented.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for commissure
/ (ˈkɒmɪˌsjʊə) /
a band of tissue linking two parts or organs, such as the nervous tissue connecting the right and left sides of the brain in vertebrates
any of various joints between parts, as between the carpels, leaf lobes, etc, of a plant
Origin of commissure
1Derived forms of commissure
- commissural (kəˈmɪsjʊrəl, ˌkɒmɪˈsjʊərəl), adjective
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