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azygous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /eɪˈzaɪɡəs/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Odd; not one of a pair; single.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • the azygous muscle of the uvula

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

occurring singly; not one of a pair

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the azygous muscle of the uvula

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: azygos

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From a- + -zygous.