Look up: commissure

1. commissure
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kom′i-shūr Definitions: 1. Angle or corner of the eye, lips, or labia. 2. A bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side in the brain or spinal cord to the other. Synonyms: commissura
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2. Commissure
   Com·mis'sure noun [ Latin commissura a joining together: confer French 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 junctur...
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3. commissure
   <plant biology> A join or seam, in plants, the interfacing of two fused carpels in an ovary. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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4. commissure
   noun a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord
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5. commissure
   (kom´ĭ-shәr) a site of union of corresponding parts, such as the angle of the lips or eyelids. the site of junction between adjacent cusps of a cardiac valve. anterior commissure the band of fibers connecting the parts of the two cerebral hemispheres. ...
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6. Commissure
   • (n.) The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc. • (n.) The point of union between two parts, as the angles of the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc. • (n.) A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain or spinal marrow; ...
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7. commissure
   (from the article `nervous system`) ...plectere, `to braid`). Located in the anterior portion of the animal, the brain is composed of two cephalic ganglia joined by a broad connection ...
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8. commissure
   Latin con = together, and missum = sent, hence fibres which cross between symmetrical parts.
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9. Commissure
   line formed by meeting of maxilla and mandible
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10. Commissure
    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 opposed to a decussation of fibers that cross obliq...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissure