Synonyms for decussate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb dih-kuhs-eyt, dek-uh-seyt; adjective dih-kuhs-eyt, -it |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb dɪˈkʌs eɪt, ˈdɛk əˌseɪt; adjective dɪˈkʌs eɪt, -ɪt |
Définition of decussate
Origin :- 1650s, from Latin decussatus, past participle of decussare "to divide crosswise, to cross in the form of an 'X,'" from decussis "the figure 'ten'" (in Roman numerals, represented by X) from decem "ten" (see ten). As an adjective, from 1825.
- verb cross
- Decussate, arranged in pairs which successively cross each other, 71.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
- Thus, leaves normally opposite and decussate may, by fusion, become alternate.
- Extract from : « Vegetable Teratology » by Maxwell T. Masters
- The remaining fibres pass down as the direct pyramidal tract, and decussate in the cord near their termination.
- Extract from : « Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. » by Alexander Miles
- These are sometimes marked with a decussate cross, as was done to facilitate fracture during administration.
- Extract from : « The Catacombs of Rome » by William Henry Withrow
- The whorls or pairs alternate or cross each other, usually at right angles, that is, they decussate.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
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