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noun
1.
a joint; seam; suture.
2.
Botany. the joint or face by which one carpel coheres with another.
3.
Anatomy, Zoology. a connecting band of nerve fiber, especially one joining the right and left sides of the brain or spinal cord.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin commissūra, equivalent to commiss(us) (see commissary) + -ūra -ure
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin commissūra, equivalent to commiss(us) (see commissary) + -ūra -ure
Related forms
in·ter·com·mis·sur·al, adjective
pseu·do·com·mis·su·ral, adjective
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commissure com·mis·sure (kŏm'ə-sh&oobreve;r')
n.
A line or place at which two things are joined.
A tract of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the spinal cord or brain.
The point, angle, or surface where two parts, such as the eyelids, lips, or cardiac valves, join or connect.
com'mis·su'ral adj.
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