Commissural

/kɒmɪˈʃjʊərəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or involving a commissure, especially the connections between parts of the brain that transmit signals.

Etymology

From commissure + -al suffix (meaning 'relating to'). Commissure comes from Latin commissura 'a joining together.'

Kelly Says

The corpus callosum, the giant commissural tract connecting your brain hemispheres, contains roughly 200 million axons—it's how your left and right brain stay connected and coordinate.

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