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DecussateDecussate De*cus"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decussated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Decussating.] [L. decussatus, p. p. of
decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to
decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by
X.]
To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of
X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures,
rays of light, nerves, etc. Decussate
Decussate De*cus"sate, Decussated De*cus"sa*ted, a.
1. Crossed; intersected.
2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles
to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or
branches.
3. (Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses,
placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a
decussated period.
Meaning of Decussate from wikipedia
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nerves such as in the
optic chiasm. In
botanical leaf taxology, the word
decussate describes an
opposite pattern of
leaves which has
successive pairs at...
- period. The
tradition according to
which this
saint was
crucified on a
decussate cross is not
found in
early hagiography.
Depictions of
Saint Andrew being...
- 90
degrees apart, this
habit is
called decussate. It is
common in
members of the
family Cr****ulaceae
Decussate phyllotaxis also
occurs in the Aizoaceae...
- tracts. The
lower limit of the
pyramids is
marked when the
fibers cross (
decussate). The
ventral portion of the
medulla oblongata contains the medullary...
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corticospinal tract, the
fibers for the
anterior corticospinal tract do not
decussate at the
level of the
medulla oblongata,
although they do
cross over in...
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tract neurons, the
remaining 10%, stay
ipsilateral in the
spinal cord but
decussate at the
level of the
spinal nerve in
which they exit, and
control the trunk...
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fibers of the
ventral cochlear nucleus (anterior
cochlear nucleus).
After decussating, some of
these fibres proceed to
ascend in the
contralateral lateral...
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Christian Reil), is a
large ascending bundle of
heavily myelinated axons that
decussate in the brainstem,
specifically in the
medulla oblongata. The
medial lemniscus...
- and the
secondary neuronal axons decussates and then
travel up to the
superior cerebellar peduncle where they
decussate again. From here, the information...
- from most
medial to most
lateral respectively. The
pathway crosses over (
decussates) at the
level of the
spinal cord,
rather than in the
brainstem like the...
