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az⋅y⋅gous

[az-uh-guhs, ey-zahy-]
–adjective Biology.
not being one of a pair; single.

Origin:
1640–50; < Gk ázygos, equiv. to a- a- 6 + zygós, deriv. of zygón yoke
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a·zy·gous   (ā-zī'gəs)   
adj.  Occurring singly; not one of a pair, as a vein or muscle.
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