azygous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /eɪˈzaɪɡəs/
Etymology
From a- + -zygous.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) Odd; not one of a pair; single.
the azygous muscle of the uvula
- (not-comparable) In genetics, not containing a specific allele of a gene, or only having wild type alleles (cf. heterozygous, homozygous).