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azygous
[az-uh-guhs, ey-zahy-]
adjective
not being one of a pair; single.
azygous
/ ˈæɪɡə /
adjective
biology developing or occurring singly
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of azygous1
Example Sentences
Odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; as, the azygous muscle of the uvula.
But he was stunned to find narrowings, right where Dr. Zamboni’s theory predicted: in the jugular vein in the neck, and the azygous, a vein in the right side of the chest.
The last joint in the abdomen of Crustacea; variously regarded as a segment without appendages, or as an azygous appendage.
On March 24, as Ms. Raval lay on a padded table in a treatment room, Dr. Simon passed balloons to the pinched spots in her right jugular and azygous, and dilated them.
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