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azygousenUK
a·zy·gos A0563200 (ā-zī′gəs) Anatomy adj. also a·zy·gous (-gəs) Not one of a pair, as a vein or muscle; occurring singly.n. An unpaired anatomical structure.
[Greek : a-, a- + -zugos, yoked (from zugon, yoke, pair; see yeug- in Indo-European roots).]azygous (ˈæzɪɡəs) adj (Biology) biology developing or occurring singly[C17: via New Latin from Greek azugos, from a-1 + zugon yoke]az•y•gous (ˈæz ə gəs, eɪˈzaɪ-)
adj. Biol. not being one of a pair; single. [1640–50; < Greek ázygos=a- a-6 + -zygos, derivative of zygón yoke]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  azygous - occurring singly; not one of a pair; "the azygous muscle of the uvula"azygosanatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animalssingle - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness" |
azygousenUK
azygos [az´ĭ-gos] any unpaired part, as the azygos vein.azygous.azygos vein a vein beginning in the abdomen as a continuation of the ascending lumbar vein; it and its tributaries serve as vessels for the return of blood from the thorax to the vena cava" >superior vena cava. The azygos vein also serves as a connecting link, through the ascending lumbar vein, between the venae cavae returning blood from above and below the heart. See anatomic Table of Veins in the Appendices.az·y·gous (az'ĭ-gŭs, ă-zī'gŭs), Unpaired; single. [G. azygos] az·y·gous (az'i-gŭs) Unpaired; single. [G. azygos]azygous Occurring singly rather than in pairs. From the Greek azugos , unyoked.azygousenUK
Synonyms for azygousadj occurring singlySynonymsRelated Words- anatomy
- general anatomy
- single
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