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desmosome

American  
[dez-muh-sohm] / ˈdɛz məˌsoʊm /

noun

Cell Biology.

  1. a plaquelike site on a cell surface that functions in maintaining cohesion with an adjacent cell.

desmosome British  
/ ˈdɛsməˌsəʊm /

noun

  1. cytology a structure in the cell membranes of adjacent cells that binds them together

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Etymology

Origin of desmosome

1930–35; < Greek desm ( ós ) band, chain ( desmid ) + -o- + -some 2

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