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decussation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chiasm, chiasma |
| Type of | structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, anatomical structure |
| Has types | optic chiasm, chiasma opticum, optic chiasma |
| Derivation | decussate |
Examples of decussation
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Abnormal decussation of fibers at the linea alba may contribute.
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There is no decussation in the lateral corticospinal tract after the decussation at the medullary pyramids.
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The netrins act as chemoattractants to decussation of pain and temperature sensory neurons in the alar plate across the anterior white commissure, where they then ascend towards the thalamus.
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- 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.
- Branching or splitting into two divergent pathways, as at the optic chiasma.
- Latin decussatus = crossed like the letter X.
- A cross over of axons from one side of the brain to the other.
