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
The anterior ganglia are the largest; the commissural cord, if developed, is still very indistinct.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe central region contains in its interior the commissural portion, forming a punctiform, rounded mass in each ganglion.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourA central region containing the commissural part, and continuous below with the ganglia of the chelicer.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe first of these commissural bands is in the position of the posterior commissure connecting the two optic thalami.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook GaskellAfter the formation of the commissural tissue the remaining cells of the cord form the true ganglion cells.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | 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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