commissure

[ kom-uh-shoor, -shur ]

/ ˈkɒm əˌʃʊər, -ˌʃɜr /

noun

a joint; seam; suture.

Botany. the joint or face by which one carpel coheres with another.

Anatomy, Zoology. a connecting band of nerve fiber, especially one joining the right and left sides of the brain or spinal cord.

Origin of commissure

1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin commissūra, equivalent to commiss(us) (see commissary) + -ūra-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM commissure

com·mis·su·ral

[kuh-mish-er-uhl, kom-uh-shoor-uhl, -shur-], /kəˈmɪʃ ər əl, ˌkɒm əˈʃʊər əl, -ˈʃɜr-/, adjectivein·ter·com·mis·sur·al, adjectivepseu·do·com·mis·su·ral, adjective

Words nearby commissure

commission merchant, commission plan, commissural cell, commissural cheilitis, commissural fiber, commissure, commissure of cerebral hemispheres, commissurotomy, commit, commitment, commitment ceremony

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Example sentences from the Web for commissure

I have not been able to prove that the commissure is continued forwards into the auditory nerve.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
Commissure connecting the posterior roots of the spinal nerves.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The right half of the commissure with its ganglion is supra-intestinal, the left half with its ganglion infra-intestinal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
Goubeaux and Barrier add: ‘Or to the commissure of the lips.’
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

A head measured from the top of the forelock to the commissure of the lips (C).
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

British Dictionary definitions for commissure

commissure

/ (ˈkɒmɪˌsjʊə) /

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

Derived forms of commissure

commissural (kəˈmɪsjʊrəl, ˌkɒmɪˈsjʊərəl), adjective

Word Origin for commissure

C15: from Latin commissūra a joining together, from committere commit

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for commissure

commissure

[ kŏm′ə-shur′ ]

n.

A line or place at which two things are joined.

A tract of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the spinal cord or brain.

The point, angle, or surface where two parts, such as the eyelids, lips, or cardiac valves, join or connect.

Other words from commissure

com′mis•su′ral adj.

单词	commissure
释义	commissure [ kom-uh-shoor, -shur ] / ˈkɒm əˌʃʊər, -ˌʃɜr / noun a joint; seam; suture. Botany. the joint or face by which one carpel coheres with another. Anatomy, Zoology. a connecting band of nerve fiber, especially one joining the right and left sides of the brain or spinal cord. Origin of commissure 1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin commissūra, equivalent to commiss(us) (see commissary) + -ūra-ure OTHER WORDS FROM commissure com·mis·su·ral [kuh-mish-er-uhl, kom-uh-shoor-uhl, -shur-], /kəˈmɪʃ ər əl, ˌkɒm əˈʃʊər əl, -ˈʃɜr-/, adjectivein·ter·com·mis·sur·al, adjectivepseu·do·com·mis·su·ral, adjective Words nearby commissure commission merchant, commission plan, commissural cell, commissural cheilitis, commissural fiber, commissure, commissure of cerebral hemispheres, commissurotomy, commit, commitment, commitment ceremony Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for commissure I have not been able to prove that the commissure is continued forwards into the auditory nerve. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour Commissure connecting the posterior roots of the spinal nerves. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The right half of the commissure with its ganglion is supra-intestinal, the left half with its ganglion infra-intestinal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5\|Various Goubeaux and Barrier add: ‘Or to the commissure of the lips.’ Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer A head measured from the top of the forelock to the commissure of the lips (C). Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer British Dictionary definitions for commissure commissure / (ˈkɒmɪˌsjʊə) / 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 Derived forms of commissure commissural (kəˈmɪsjʊrəl, ˌkɒmɪˈsjʊərəl), adjective Word Origin for commissure C15: from Latin commissūra a joining together, from committere commit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for commissure commissure [ kŏm′ə-shur′ ] n. A line or place at which two things are joined. A tract of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the spinal cord or brain. The point, angle, or surface where two parts, such as the eyelids, lips, or cardiac valves, join or connect. Other words from commissure com′mis•su′ral adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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