Desmosome Definition

dezməsōm
noun
A beltlike or buttonlike structure in or on the surface of a cell, that helps to hold adjacent cells together.
Webster's New World

(biology) A structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue.

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Singular:
desmosome
Plural:
desmosomes

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