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azygous

/eɪˈzaɪɡəs/

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From a- + -zygous.

adjective

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).

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@misc{azygous_2026,
  title = {azygous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/azygous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}