desmosome

noun Cell Biology.

1. a plaquelike site on a cell surface that functions in maintaining cohesion with an adjacent cell.

noun

1. cytology a structure in the cell membranes of adjacent cells that binds them together

n.

1. A structure that forms the site of adhesion between two cells, consisting of a dense plate in each adjacent cell separated by a thin layer of extracellular material.macula adherens