Taber's Medical Dictionary
decussation
(dē″kŭ-sā′shŏn)
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1. A crossing of structures in the form of an X.
2. A place in which linear structures cross.
SYN: SEE: chiasm; chiasma
3. In reference to axons in the central nervous system, the crossing of the midplane (the sagittal plane) of the brain or spinal cord en route to a target on the contralateral side
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Decussation." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740329/all/decussation.
Decussation. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740329/all/decussation. Accessed December 8, 2023.
Decussation. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740329/all/decussation
Decussation [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 December 08]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740329/all/decussation.
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