commissure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord

WordNet

Com*mis"sure noun
Etymology
L. commissura a joing together: cf. F. commissure. See Commit.
Definitions
  1. A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture.
  2. (Anat. & Zoöl.) (a) The point of union between two parts, as the angles of the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc. (b) A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain or spinal marrow; a chiasma.
  3. (Bot.) The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc.

Webster 1913