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ˈkɒmɪsjʊə/
n.
Anatomy - the joint between two bones.
- a band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.
- the line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet.
Derivative
- commissural
/ˌkɒmɪˈsjʊər(ə)l/
adj.
Etymology
ME: from L. commissura ‘junction’, from committere (see commit).
