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azygous

/eɪˈzaɪɡəs/

azygous adjective: odd; not one of a pair; single.

Adjective

azygous (not comparable)

  1. Odd; not one of a pair; single.
    • the azygous muscle of the uvula
  2. In genetics, not containing a specific allele of a gene, or only having wild type alleles (cf. heterozygous, homozygous).

azygous meaning in Tamil

azygous in Tamil

இணையின்மை, ஜோடியற்ற, துணையற்ற, உடனிணையில்லாத ஒற்றை உறுப்பு, உடனிணையில்லாத

Origin of azygous

From a- + -zygous.

Words formed from azygous

Phrases with azygous

Questions about azygous

What does azygous mean?
Azygous means odd; not one of a pair; single.
What is azygous in Tamil?
Azygous in Tamil is இணையின்மை, ஜோடியற்ற, துணையற்ற. See Azygous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is azygous?
Azygous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce azygous?
Azygous is pronounced /eɪˈzaɪɡəs/.

Words near azygous in the dictionary

  1. azygos vein
  2. azygos veins
  3. azygospore
  4. azygospores
  5. azygotic
  6. azygous
  7. azygous vein
  8. azygous veins
  9. azyl
  10. azylene
  11. azylenes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: azygous (page history and authors); azygous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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