azygos

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄζυγος (ázugos, “unwedded, unpaired”).

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azygos

  1. (anatomy, medicine) In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is relatively unusual, as most elements of anatomy reflect bilateral symmetry.

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