commissure C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈkɑm.əˌʃʊɹ/ UK /ˈkɒm.ɪs.jʊə/ See IPA manual Freq #341830 Meanings 1 noun a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord The corpus callosum is the largest commissure connecting the cerebral hemispheres. 2 noun The line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet. The rash extended from the corner of the mouth along the labial commissure. Thesaurus Synonyms junction Word family Derived forms commissuralcommissurelesscommissuroplastycommissurotomymedicommissurepostcommissureprecommissure Etymology From Latin commissura (“a joining or connecting together”), from commissus (passive perfect participle of committo (“to join, to connect”)) + -ura. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # commissure **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑm.əˌʃʊɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒm.ɪs.jʊə/ **Frequency rank:** 341830 ## Meanings 1. a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord 2. The line where the upper and lower lips or eyelids meet. ## Examples - The corpus callosum is the largest commissure connecting the cerebral hemispheres. - The rash extended from the corner of the mouth along the labial commissure. ## Synonyms - junction ## Derived Forms - commissural - commissureless - commissuroplasty - commissurotomy - medicommissure - postcommissure - precommissure ## Etymology From Latin commissura (“a joining or connecting together”), from commissus (passive perfect participle of committo (“to join, to connect”)) + -ura. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown