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PRONUNCIATION OF DECUSSATION

decussation  [ˌdɪkʌˈseɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECUSSATION

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Decussation is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DECUSSATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

decussation

Decussation

Decussation is used in biological contexts to describe a crossing. In anatomy the term chiasma or chiasm means much the same as decussation. Examples include: ▪ In the brain, where nerve fibers obliquely cross from one lateral part to the other, that is to say they cross at a level other than their origin. See for example Decussation of pyramids. Decussation describes the point where the nerves cross from one side of the brain to the other, and typically the nerves from the left side of the body decussate to the right side of the brain and the nerves from the right side of the body decussate to the left brain, however depending on the function of the nerves the level of decussation is variable. ▪ In phyllotaxis when an opposite pattern of leaves has successive leaf pairs that are at right angles to each other, it is called decussate. In effect, successive pairs of leaves cross each other. Decussate phyllotaxis of Crassula rupestris ▪ In tooth enamel, where bundles of rods cross each other as they travel from the enamel-dentine junction to the outer enamel surface, or near to it.

Definition of decussation in the English dictionary

The definition of decussation in the dictionary is the state of being decussate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECUSSATION


affixation
ˌæfɪkˈseɪʃən
Alsatian
ælˈseɪʃən
annexation
ˌænɪkˈseɪʃən
cassation
kæˈseɪʃən
cessation
sɛˈseɪʃən
compensation
ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən
condensation
ˌkɒndɛnˈseɪʃən
conversation
ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən
decompensation
diːˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən
dispensation
ˌdɪspɛnˈseɪʃən
extravasation
ɪkˌstrævəˈseɪʃən
fixation
fɪkˈseɪʃən
indexation
ˌɪndɛkˈseɪʃən
laxation
lækˈseɪʃən
malversation
ˌmælvɜːˈseɪʃən
pulsation
pʌlˈseɪʃən
relaxation
ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən
sensation
sɛnˈseɪʃən
taxation
tækˈseɪʃən
vexation
vɛkˈseɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECUSSATION

decumbiture
decumulation
decuple
decuria
decuries
decurion
decurionate
decurrency
decurrent
decurrently
decursion
decursive
decursively
decurvation
decurve
decurved
decury
decussate
decussately

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECUSSATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation

Synonyms and antonyms of decussation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decussation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECUSSATION

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Translator English - Chinese

十字交叉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decusación
570 millions of speakers

English

decussation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यत्यास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التصالب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перекрест
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decussation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

decussation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entrecroisement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Decussation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kreuzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

交叉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

decussation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decussation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

decussation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्णय घेणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çaprazlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decussation
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

decussation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перехрест
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decussation
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

decussation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

decussation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decussation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

decussation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decussation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECUSSATION»

The term «decussation» is normally little used and occupies the 137.118 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECUSSATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decussation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECUSSATION»

Discover the use of decussation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decussation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clinical Neuroanatomy
Level Cavity Nuclei Motor Tracts Sensory Tracts Decussation of medial lemnisci Olives, inferior cerebellar peduncle Just inferior to pons tract, anterior spinocerebellar tract Decussation of medial lemnisci, fasciculus gracilis, fasciculus cuneatus ...
Richard S. Snell, 2010
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Abdominal Wall Hernias: Principles and Management
In some 30% of individuals, the decussation of the tendinous fibers coming from the two sides occurs only once at the midline "single decussation" (Fig.6.5). In the other 70%, two additional lines of decussation are seen, one on either side of ...
Robert Bendavid, 2001
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Functional Morphology in Vertebrate Paleontology
Jeff Thomason. Figure 9.7. How prism decussation gives an indication of the directions of the stresses, assuming that selection has optimized the decussation plane for resisting crack propagation. Decussation is nonspecific in its resistance to ...
Jeff Thomason, 1997
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Cybernetics of the Nervous system
Taxis,. Kinesis. and. Decussation. V. BRAITENBERG Centre (If Cibernetica de/ C' .N.R., [st/rum (I'i Fl'sfca Teorica, Unfvc'rsfrd di Napoli, Naples (Italy) (1) A basic fact of vertebrate neurology is the crossed representation of the world in the brain : ...
Norbert Wiener, J. P. Schade ́, 1965
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The Central Nervous System of Vertebrates: With Posters
22.4 Rhombencephalon J. Voogd 22.4.1 General relations and topography The rhombencephalon extends from the decussation of the pyramidal tract and the inferior pole of the dorsal column nuclei caudally to the decussation of the ...
R. Nieuwenhuys, Hendrik Jan Donkelaar, Charles Nicholson, 1998
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Dictionary of Human Neuroanatomy
Hence it is part ot the so-called spinocere- bellum - palaeocerebellum. Decussation of the lateral lemnisci Mesencephalon 2 In the decussation of the lateral lemnisci, the efferents of the lateral lemniscal nucleus decussate to the contralateral ...
Martin C. Hirsch, 1999
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Essential Neuroscience
Fasciculus gracilis FIGURE 10–4 Photograph of a cross section of the human medulla at the level of the decussation of the pyramids (Weigert myelin stain). Note that the fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus are still clearly present at this ...
Allan Siegel, Hreday N. Sapru, 2010
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Duvernoy's Atlas of the Human Brain Stem and Cerebellum: ...
... Anterior (ventral) spinocerebellar tract 7 Rubrospinal tract r Ventral tegmental decussation 8 Extensive reticular formation (light gray) 8' Lateral reticular nucleus 9 Central gray matter around central canal of spinal cord 9' Periaqueductal gray ...
Thomas P. Naidich, Henri M. Duvernoy, Bradley N. Delman, 2009
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Descending Pathways to the Spinal Cord
/32 77 Mumei/[es Cedex 9 (France) Studies spanning a period of more than 20 centuries ultimately culminated in the discovery of the pyramidal decussation (cf. Thomas, 1910) in the middle of the 19th century. The first step in these studies ...
H. G. J. M. Kuypers, G. F. Martin, 2011
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Feeding in Domestic Vertebrates: From Structure to Behaviour
The plane in which differences in rod orientation occur is termed the 'rod decussation plane', and is parallel to the long axes of the diverging rods ( Rensberger, 2000). Because tensile stresses oriented perpendicular to enamel rods tend to ...
V. L. Bels, 2006

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECUSSATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decussation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Deletion of Rapgef6, a candidate schizophrenia susceptibility gene …
Rapgef2 knockout caused cortical heterotopia and failure of axonal decussation in the corpus callosum, indicating a role in neural migration ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
2
Omani geneticist in team that discovers new gene causing rare …
The team has named it FHONDA (foveal hypoplasia, optic-nerve-decussation defects, and anterior segment dysgenesis) syndrome. «Muscat Daily, Jun 14»
3
Ultra-high-field MRI may allow earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
... red nucleus (level I), at the level of decussation of superior cerebellar peduncles (e) (level II), and at the level of the inferior colliculi (level III). «Science Codex, Mar 14»
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'Food Network Star' recap, the further adventures of Rodney 'Pie Guy …
Only Nikki and Stacey did well in the mentor challenge, but Stacey's decussation to tell a personal story that related to Bobby Flay's salmon ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 13»
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Revolutionary Ink: The Paintings of Wu Guanzhong
“The Art of Wu Guanzhong: A Decussation of Cultures.” Passage (May/June 2009), 16–19. Farrer, Anne with contributions by Michael Sullivan ... «Asia Society, Mar 12»

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