azygous C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈæzɪɡəs/ UK /ˈæzɪɡəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj occurring singly; not one of a pair, especially in anatomy The azygous vein drains blood from the thoracic wall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · occurring singly; not one... singleunpairedoddsolitary ↔ Opposites paireddouble Word family Related forms zygotezygomasyzygy Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek ázygos ('unpaired, unyoked'), from a- ('not') + zygón ('yoke'). ázygos Ancient Greek zygón Ancient Greek *yug- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # azygous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈæzɪɡəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæzɪɡəs/ ## Meanings 1. occurring singly; not one of a pair, especially in anatomy ## Examples - The azygous vein drains blood from the thoracic wall. ## Synonyms - single - unpaired - odd - solitary ## Antonyms - paired - double ## Related Forms - zygote - zygoma - syzygy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ázygos - Root: zygón - Root: *yug- ## Etymology From Ancient Greek ázygos ('unpaired, unyoked'), from a- ('not') + zygón ('yoke'). ## AI Etymology Azygous is from Ancient Greek ázygos ('unpaired, unyoked'), from a- ('not') + zygón ('yoke'). Important recorded forms include ázygos (Ancient Greek), zygón (Ancient Greek), and *yug- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers occurring singly; not one of a pair, especially in anatomy. The wider family includes related words such as zygote, zygoma, and syzygy. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown