First Known Use: 1646
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1azygos
noun azy·gos \ā-ˈzī-gəs\
Definition of AZYGOS
: an azygos anatomical part
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Origin of AZYGOS
New Latin, from Greek, unyoked, from a- + zygon yoke — more at yoke
2azygos
adjective azy·gos \(ˌ)ā-ˈzī-gəs\
Definition of AZYGOS
: not being one of a pair : single <an azygos vein>
Variants of AZYGOS
azy·gos also azy·gous \(ˌ)ā-ˈzī-gəs\
First Known Use of AZYGOS
1681
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