DECUSSATION
\dɪkəsˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪkəsˈeɪʃən], \d_ɪ_k_ə_s_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DECUSSATION
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- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The condition when opposite leaves are arranged so that each pair crosses the previous at right angles; the crossing of nerves or bands of nerve-fibres when there is an interchange of fibres.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Decussatio, Chiasmos, lucruciatio, Intersectio, Intricatura, from decussis, that is, decem asses; also, the figure of the letter X. Union in the shape of an X or cross. Anatomists use this term chiefly in the case of the nerves -as the decussation of the optic verves, which cross each other within the cranium.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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