English Explanatory Dictionary

desmosome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue.

Word forms

desmosome desmosomes

Etymology

From desmo- + -some.

Related words

desmosomal desmosomic

Derived words

corneodesmosome hemidesmosome
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