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azygos

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. azygos (noun)
  2. azygos (adjective)
  3. azygous vein (noun)
  4. right azygous vein (noun)

1azy·gos

noun \ā-ˈzī-gəs\

Definition of AZYGOS

: an azygos anatomical part

Origin of AZYGOS

New Latin, from Greek, unyoked, from a- + zygon yoke — more at yoke
First Known Use: 1646

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