Usually means: Junction where two structures meet.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions History
We found 28 dictionaries that define the word commissure:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. commissure: Merriam-Webster
  2. commissure: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. commissure: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. commissure: Collins English Dictionary
  5. commissure: Vocabulary.com
  6. commissure: Wordnik
  7. commissure: Wiktionary
  8. commissure: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. commissure: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. commissure: Dictionary.com
  11. Commissure: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Commissure: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. commissure: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. Commissure: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. commissure: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  16. commissure: FreeDictionary.org
  17. commissure: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  18. commissure: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. commissure: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. commissure: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. commissure: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. commissure: Medical dictionary

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Bryological (No longer online)
  3. Glossary of Entomology (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Farrier & Hoofcare (No longer online)

(Note: See commissural as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (commissure)

noun:  (anatomy) The joint between two bones.
noun:  (neuroanatomy) A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.
noun:  (anatomy) The line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Words similar to commissure

Usage examples for commissure

Idioms related to commissure

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing commissure

Words that often appear near commissure

Rhymes of commissure

Invented words related to commissure

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Easter egg acrostics