"desmosome" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: desmosomes [plural]
Etymology: From desmo- + -some. Etymology templates: {{af|en|desmo-|-some}} desmo- + -some Head templates: {{en-noun}} desmosome (plural desmosomes)
  1. (biology) A structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue Wikipedia link: desmosome Derived forms: corneodesmosome, hemidesmosome Related terms: desmosomal, desmosomic Translations (a structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue): desmosome [masculine] (French), Desmosom [neuter] (German), desmosom (Indonesian), desmosoma [masculine] (Italian), desmossomo [masculine] (Portuguese), desmossoma [masculine] (Portuguese), desmosoma [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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