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View synonyms for decussation

decussation

[dee-kuh-sey-shuhn, dek-uh-]

noun

  1. a process of becoming or condition of being crossed in the form of an X .

  2. Anatomy.,  a nerve or tract of nerve fibers that crosses from one side of the central nervous system to the other.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of decussation1

First recorded in 1650–60; decussate + -ion

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