azygos

1. 1.

   occurring singly; not one of a pair

   “the azygous muscle of the uvula”

   Synonymsazygous

   Similarsingle

   anatomy

Questions about azygos

What does azygos mean?

azygos means "occurring singly; not one of a pair".

How many syllables are in azygos?

azygos has 3 syllables and divides as a-zy-gos under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for azygos?

Close synonyms include azygous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.