commissure

English

/ˈkɒm.ɪs.jʊə/, /ˈkɑm.əˌʃʊɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) The joint between two bones.
  • (neuroanatomy) A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.
  • (anatomy) The line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet.

Etymology

Derived from Latin commissura (a joining connecting together), commissus + Latin la (-er, will, soul, -tion, -bearing, l, -devouring, related to doing, -ity, -eating, -ness)+ Latin committo + Latin I join, I connect.

Origin

Latin

I join, I connect

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