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des⋅mo⋅some

  [dez-muh-sohm]
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–noun Cell Biology.
a plaquelike site on a cell surface that functions in maintaining cohesion with an adjacent cell.
Origin:
1930–35; < Gk desm(ós) band, chain (see desmid ) + -o- + -some 2
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Main Entry: des·mo·some
Pronunciation: 'dez-m&-"sOm
Function: noun
: a specialized local thickening of the plasma membrane of an epithelialcell that serves to anchor contiguous cells together —des·mo·som·al /-"sO-m&l/ adjective
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desmosome des·mo·some (děz'mə-sōm', děs'-)
n.
A structure that forms the site of adhesion between two cells, consisting of a dense plate in each adjacent cell separated by a thin layer of extracellular material. Also called macula adherens.

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