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decussate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | intersectant, intersecting |
decussate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cross |
| Derivation | decussation |
this nerve decussates the other.
the fibers decussate.
Examples of decussate
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The internal arcuate fibers decussate and continue ascending as the contralateral medial lemniscus.
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After synapsing, secondary axons decussate and ascend in the anterior lateral portion of the spinal cord as the spinothalamic tract.
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After the spiral phase, which may last from several to many nodes, the arrangement reverts to decussate by the absorption of some of the leaf-bearing faces of the stem.
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In the spinal cord, the axons synapse and the secondary neuronal axons decussates and then travel up to the superior cerebellar peduncle where they decussate again.
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- Cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate"
- Crossed or intersected in the form of an X
- (decussation) chiasma: an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
- Decussation (or decussatio) is used in biological contexts to describe a crossing.
- To form an X or to cross or intersect; X-like; Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles
- (decussation) A cross over of axons from one side of the brain to the other.
- (decussation) Branching or splitting into two divergent pathways, as at the optic chiasma.
- In pairs crossing alternately at right angles, as the leaves in many species of Veronica.
- In opposite pairs, with successive pairs borne at right angles to each other.
