About The Word Commissure
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Commissure
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What's The Definition Of Commissure?Synonyms | Synonyms for Commissure: Related Terms | Find terms related to Commissure: See Also | Commissure In Webster's Dictionary \Com*mis"sure\ (? or ?; 134-6), n. [L. commissura a
joining together: cf. F. commissure. See {Commit}.]
1. A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or
parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or
juncture.
2. (Anat. & Zo["o]l.)
(a) The point of union between two parts, as the angles of
the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc.
(b) A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain
or spinal marrow; a chiasma.
3. (Bot.) The line of junction or cohering face of two
carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc.
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