azygous

(azi gəs)

adjective

not one of a pair; having no mate; odd: an azygous muscle

Origin: Gr azygos, unmatched < a-, not + zygon, yoke

See azygous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Occurring singly; not one of a pair, as a vein or muscle.

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