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desmosome

[ dez-muh-sohm ]

noun

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

desmosome

/ ˈdɛsməˌsəʊm /

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of desmosome1

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

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