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Definition of Decussate
1. Verb. Cross or intersect so as to form a cross. "The fibers decussate"
2. Adjective. Crossed or intersected in the form of an X.
Definition of Decussate
1. v. t. 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.
2. a. Crossed; intersected.
Definition of Decussate
1. Adjective. X-like. ¹
2. Adjective. (botany) Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles. ¹
3. Verb. To form an X or to cross or intersect. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decussate
1. [v -SATED, -SATING, -SATES]
Medical Definition of Decussate
1. In pairs, with successive pairs borne at right angles to each other. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decussate
Literary usage of Decussate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1881)
"... CPP, decussate in the medulla, and occupy the posterior part of the lateral
column of the cord on the opposite side to the legion. ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"The foliage is as finely cut as a fern, symmetrical and elegant. The leaves are
decussate, distant, each one with 16 or more pairs of ..."
3. A Manual of Physiology: With Practical Exercises by George Neil Stewart (1918)
"The long paths of the posterior column, indeed, do not decussate below the level
... We know that some afferent impulses do decussate far below the level of ..."
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