commissure
commissure
n.
nerve fiber (Anatomy); joint (Anatomy, Biology)
Commissure
A commissure is the place where two things are joined. The term is used especially in the fields of anatomy and biology.
commissure
nf.
commissure, nerve fiber (Anatomy); joint (Anatomy, Biology)
Commissure
(n.)
The point of union between two parts, as the angles of the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc.
(n.)
The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc.
(n.)
A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture.
(n.)
A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain or spinal marrow; a chiasma.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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