Meaning of DECUSSATION
| Pronunciation: | | `deeku'seyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X |
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| | Synonyms: | | chiasm, chiasma |
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| | See Also: | | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, chiasma opticum, complex body part, optic chiasm, optic chiasma, structure | |
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| | Definition: | | \De`cus*sa"tion\, n. [L. decussatio.]
Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus
crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the
decussation of lines, nerves, etc.
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