desmossomo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• desmossoma (Portugal)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.moˈsõ.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.moˈsõ.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʒ.moˈsõ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.moˈso.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɛʒ.mɔˈso.mu/

Noun

desmossomo m (plural desmossomos) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (cytology) desmosome (structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells)