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adesmy

adesmy noun: the division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually whole.

Noun

adesmy (uncountable)

  1. The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually whole.
    • heterologous adesmy
    • homologous adesmy

Origin of adesmy

From a- + Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “bonds”) + -y.

Questions about adesmy

What does adesmy mean?
Adesmy means the division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually whole.
What part of speech is adesmy?
Adesmy is a noun.

Words near adesmy in the dictionary

  1. aderid
  2. aderids
  3. adermatoglyphia
  4. adermin
  5. ades
  6. adesmy
  7. adespota
  8. adespotic
  9. Adessenarian
  10. Adessenarians
  11. adessive

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