zygosis

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zygosis (noun; Greek zygosis, a joining): 1. Conjugation.

2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) In coccids, the median lobes of the pygidium that are united basally by internal sclerotization.

3. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) A neural connection between the supraintestinal ganglion and the pleural ganglion on the left side or between the subintestinal ganglion and the pleural ganglion on the right side

See also: orthoneury.