commissure

== English == === Etymology === From Latin commissura (“a joining or connecting together”), from commissus (passive perfect participle of committo (“to join, to connect”)) +‎ -ura. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒm.ɪs.jʊə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑm.əˌʃʊɹ/ === Noun === commissure (plural commissures) (anatomy) The joint between two bones. (neuroanatomy) A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc. (anatomy) The line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “commissure”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “commissure”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin commissūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.mi.syʁ/ === Noun === commissure f (plural commissures) commissure la commissure des lèvres ― the corner of the mouth === Further reading === “commissure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === commissure f plural of commissura == Latin == === Participle === commissūre vocative masculine singular of commissūrus