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Definition of commissure in English: commissurenoun ˈkɒmɪsjʊəˈkɑməˌʃʊr Anatomy 1The joint between two bones. Example sentencesExamples - One of the planes of fracture, however, provides a cross section perpendicular to the hinge line and plane of commissure that passes through both ligament areas.
- Maximum width at hinge line, with lateral commissures almost perpendicular.
- Opposing this hinge axis is the ventral commissure.
Synonyms join, junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus 2A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc. Example sentencesExamples - The column of the fornix has been divided a short distance above the anterior commissure.
- The latter intersects various projection and commissural fibers, including those crossing to the opposite hemisphere in the anterior commissure.
- Portions of the cerebral commissures, which link the left and right hemispheres, appear to be larger in women, and their brains may function in a less lopsided manner than men's.
- The lateral part of the anterior commissure traverses the inferior part of the brain.
Synonyms join, joint, intersection, link, bond, weld, seam, coupling, connection, union, juncture 3The line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet. Example sentencesExamples - The scratch is minor, but right above the lateral commissure.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin commissura 'junction', from committere 'join' (see commit). Definition of commissure in US English: commissurenounˈkäməˌSHo͝orˈkɑməˌʃʊr Anatomy 1The joint between two bones. Example sentencesExamples - Maximum width at hinge line, with lateral commissures almost perpendicular.
- One of the planes of fracture, however, provides a cross section perpendicular to the hinge line and plane of commissure that passes through both ligament areas.
- Opposing this hinge axis is the ventral commissure.
Synonyms join, junction, juncture, intersection, link, linkage, connection, nexus 2A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc. Example sentencesExamples - The column of the fornix has been divided a short distance above the anterior commissure.
- Portions of the cerebral commissures, which link the left and right hemispheres, appear to be larger in women, and their brains may function in a less lopsided manner than men's.
- The lateral part of the anterior commissure traverses the inferior part of the brain.
- The latter intersects various projection and commissural fibers, including those crossing to the opposite hemisphere in the anterior commissure.
Synonyms join, joint, intersection, link, bond, weld, seam, coupling, connection, union, juncture 3The line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet. Example sentencesExamples - The scratch is minor, but right above the lateral commissure.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin commissura ‘junction’, from committere ‘join’ (see commit). |