commissure

Definition of Commissure in English :

1. commissure

a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Commissure

noun

1.

a band of tissue linking two parts or organs, such as the nervous tissue connecting the right and left sides of the brain in vertebrates

2.

any of various joints between parts, as between the carpels, leaf lobes, etc, of a plant

noun

1.

a line where two parts join or unite; joint; seam

2. Anatomy

the area where symmetrical parts join, as of the lips or of the brain's hemispheres

n.

1. A line or place at which two things are joined.

2. Anatomy

a. A tract of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the spinal cord or brain.

b. The point or surface where two parts, such as the eyelids, lips, or cardiac valves, join or form a connection.

3. Botany The surface or place along which two structures, such as carpels, are joined.