azygous

adj
/eɪˈzaɪɡəs/

Etymology

From a- + -zygous.

Definitions

  1. Odd

    Odd; not one of a pair; single.

    • the azygous muscle of the uvula
  2. In genetics, not containing a specific allele of a gene, or only having wild type alleles…

    In genetics, not containing a specific allele of a gene, or only having wild type alleles (cf. heterozygous, homozygous).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for azygous. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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