Definition of Diaschisis

1. Noun. (medical) A sudden loss of function in a portion of the brain connected to but at a distance of a damaged area. ¹

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Medical Definition of Diaschisis

1. A sudden inhibition of function produced by an acute focal disturbance in a portion of the brain at a distance from the original seat of injury, but anatomically connected with it through fibre tracts. Origin: G. A splitting (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diaschisis

diary-writer
diary keeper
diaryl
diarylamine
diarylamines
diarylated
diarylation
diarylethene
diarylethenes
diarylike
diaryliodonium
diarylmaleimide
diarylmaleimides
diarylquinoline
diarylquinolines
diaschisis (current term)
diascope
diascopes
diascopy
diascordium
diaspora
diasporan
diasporas
diaspore
diaspores
diasporic
diastalsis
diastaltic
diastase
diastases

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