Etymology

azygos

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Today it means: In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is relatively unusual, as most elements of anatomy reflect bilateral symmetry. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄζυγος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἄζυγος“unwedded, unpaired”
  2. English todayazygos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄζυγος (ázugos, “unwedded, unpaired”).

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