- postcommissure
- \\“+\ noun
Etymology: post- + commissure: one of the bands of white matter that bound the third ventricle of the brain posteriorly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Postcommissure — Post*com mis*sure, n. [Pref. post + commisure.] (Anat.) A transverse commisure in the posterior part of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral commisure. B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postcommissure — post·commissure … English syllables
Post- — (p[=o]st). [L. post behind, after; cf. Skr. pa[,c]c[=a]behind, afterwards.] A prefix signifying behind, back, after; as, postcommissure, postdot, postscript. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postcommissural — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: postcommissure + al : of, relating to, or transmitted by the postcommissures of the brain … Useful english dictionary
