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commissure Definition

com·mis·sure (käm′ə s̸ho̵or′)

noun

  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

Etymology: ME & OFr < L commissura < commissus, pp. of committere: see commit

commissure Related Forms

com·mis′·su·ral (kə mis̸h′ər əl, käm′ə s̸ho̵or′əl) adjective

commissure Usage Examples

Converse of object

involve: METHODS: Eighty-one patients with T1 or T2 glottic carcinoma involving the anterior commissure were reviewed.

Adjective modifier

posterior: The anterior commissure is shown in red, and the posterior commissure in yellow.