Decussate

verb

/dɪˈkʌseɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo form an X or to cross or intersect.

2.adjectiveCrossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.

3.adjectiveHaving anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles.

4.adjectiveHaving opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.

5.adjectiveConsisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other.

"a decussated period"

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