Meaning Of The Word Desmosome

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What's The Definition Of Desmosome?

desmosome in American English
a beltlike or buttonlike structure in or on the surface of a cell, that helps to hold adjacent cells together
noun: a plaquelike site on a cell surface that functions in maintaining cohesion with an adjacent cell

desmosome in British English
noun: a structure in the cell membranes of adjacent cells that binds them together

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