plural of commissure

(anatomy) The joint between two bones. / (neuroanatomy) A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.

Of or pertaining to a commissure

plural of anterior commissure

plural of gray commissure

(anatomy) A bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two temporal lobes of the cerebral hemispheres across the midline, and placed in front of the columns of the fornix.

A thin strip of gray matter that surrounds the central canal of the spinal cord and, along with the anterior white commissure, connects the two halves of the cord.