macula adherens


des·mo·some

(dez'mō-sōm), A site of adhesion between two epithelial cells consisting, in each cell, of a dense attachment plaque with associated intermediate filaments and transmembrane proteins known as cadherins. Synonym(s): bridge corpuscle, macula adherens [desmo- + G. sōma, body]

des·mo·some

(des'mō-sōm) A site of adhesion between two epithelial cells, consisting of a dense attachment plaque separated from a similar structure in the other cell by a thin layer of extracellular material.
Synonym(s): macula adherens.
[desmo- + G. sōma, body]