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   commissure

   /ˈkɒmɪsjʊə/

   noun

   • 1. the joint between two bones.
   • 2. a band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.
   • 3. the line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin commissura ‘junction’, from committere ‘join’ (see commit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. commissural adjective

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   What does commissure mean?

   • Add commissure to one of your lists below, or create a new one. COMMISSURE definition: 1. a surface where two parts meet, for example the lips 2. a band of nerves going from one side of…. Learn more.

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   What is a commissure in a zoology?

   • Anatomy, Zoology. a connecting band of nerve fiber, especially one joining the right and left sides of the brain or spinal cord. Owing to the presence of the commissure connecting the posterior roots, some part of a nerve is present in every section. The lower commissure continued as the intestinal nerve is shewn in Pl.

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   What is a commissure in Physiology?

   • The term is used especially in the fields of anatomy and biology. The most common usage of the term refers to the brain's commissures, of which there are at least nine. Such a commissure is a bundle of commissural fibers as a tract that crosses the midline at its level of origin or entry (as opposed to a decussation of fibers that cross obliquely).

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   What is a commissure in a clam?

   • In biology, the meeting of the two valves of a brachiopod or clam is a commissure; in botany, the term is used to denote the place where a fern 's laterally expanded vein endings come together in a continuous marginal sorus .

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   COMMISSURE definition: 1. a surface where two parts meet, for example the lips 2. a band of nerves going from one side of…. Learn more.

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   A commissure is a point or line of union or junction, especially between two anatomical parts. It can also refer to a connecting band of nerve tissue in the brain or spinal cord.

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › commissureCOMMISSURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   commissure in British English. (ˈkɒmɪˌsjʊə ) noun. 1. a band of tissue linking two parts or organs, such as the nervous tissue connecting the right and left sides of the brain in vertebrates. 2. any of various joints between parts, as between the carpels, leaf lobes, etc, of a plant. Collins English Dictionary.

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   A commissure (/ ˈ k ɒ m ə ʃ ər /) is the location at which two objects abut or are joined. The term is used especially in the fields of anatomy and biology. The most common usage of the term refers to the brain's commissures, of which there are at least nine.

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   noun. a band of tissue linking two parts or organs, such as the nervous tissue connecting the right and left sides of the brain in vertebrates. any of various joints between parts, as between the carpels, leaf lobes, etc, of a plant. Discover More.

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   Commissure is a term for a site of union of corresponding parts, such as the angle of the lips or eyelids, or a bundle of nerve fibers connecting the brain hemispheres. Learn more about the different types and functions of commissures in anatomy and medicine.

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    A commissure is a line, place, or tract of nerve fibers that connects two parts or organs, such as the brain or the lips. Learn more about the anatomy, botany, and usage of this term from various sources and translations.