commissure
1commissure — [ kɔmisyr ] n. f. • 1314; lat. commissura, de committere « joindre ensemble » 1 ♦ Anat. Point de jonction de deux parties. Commissure blanche, grise de la moelle. Commissures du cerveau. Adj. COMMISSURAL, ALE, AUX . 2 ♦ Cour. Commissures (des… …
2commissure — COMMISSURE. sub. fém. Terme didactique, qui se dit Du point d union de quelques parties du corps humain. La commissure des nerfs optiques. La commissure des lèvres …
3Commissure — Com*mis sure (? or ?; 134 6), n. [L. commissura a joining together: cf. F. commissure. See {Commit}.] 1. A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture. [1913 Webster]… …
4commissure — [käm′ə shoor΄] n. [ME & OFr < L commissura < commissus, pp. of committere: see COMMIT] 1. a line where two parts join or unite; joint; seam 2. Anat. the area where symmetrical parts join, as of the lips or of the brain s hemispheres… …
5Commissure — A commissure is the place where two things are joined. The term is used especially in the fields of anatomy and biology. In anatomy, commissure refers to a bundle of nerve fibers that cross the midline at their level of origin or entry (as… …
6commissure — 1. Angle or corner of the eye, lips, or labia. 2. A bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other in the brain or spinal cord. SYN: commissura [TA]. anterior c. [TA] a round bundle of …
7COMMISSURE — s. f. T. d Anat., qui se dit Du point d union de quelques parties du corps. La commissure des nerfs optiques. La commissure des lèvres, des paupières …
8COMMISSURE — n. f. Point de jonction de deux ou plusieurs parties. En termes d’Anatomie. La commissure des nerfs optiques, La commissure des lèvres, des paupières. En termes d’Architecture, Les commissures d’un pilier …
9Commissure — En anatomie, une commissure est un moyen d union entre deux parties, par exemple la commissure du cerveau ou des lèvres. Lien interne Corps calleux Portail de la médecine Catégorie : Vo …
10commissure — (ko mi ssu r ) s. f. 1° Terme d anatomie. Point de jonction de certaines parties. La commissure des lèvres. 2° Terme d architecture. Joint des pierres. Des ornements propres à cacher les commissures des colonnes. 3° Terme de musique. S est… …
11commissure — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin commissura a joining, from commissus, past participle Date: 15th century 1. a point or line of union or junction especially between two anatomical parts (as… …
12commissure — a site of union of corresponding parts, e.g. the jaw symphysis …
13commissure — n. [L. commissura, joint] 1. Connection between two bodies, structures, organs or nerve fibers; a junction, seam or closure. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Acari, the oral commissures. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) The line of joining of the valves of …
14commissure — commissural /keuh mish euhr euhl, kom euh shoor euhl, sherr /, adj. /kom euh shoor , sherr /, n. 1. a joint; seam; suture. 2. Bot. the joint or face by which one carpel coheres with another. 3. Anat., Zool. a connecting band of nerve fiber, esp.… …
15commissure — noun the place where two things are joined, especially the line where two parts of an anatomical structure join See Also: commissurotomy …
16commissure — com·mis·sure || kÉ’mɪ‚sjÊŠÉ™ n. nerve fiber (Anatomy); joint (Anatomy, Biology) …
17commissure — [ kɒmɪsjʊə] noun Anatomy 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. Derivatives commissural …
18commissure — n. Seam, joint, closure, suture, conjunction, juncture …
19commissure — com·mis·sure …
20commissure — n. 1) a bundle of nerve fibres that crosses the midline of the central nervous system, often connecting similar structures on each side. 2) any other tissue connecting two similar structures …
