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The remaining fibres pass down as the direct pyramidal tract, and decussate in the cord near their termination.
These are sometimes marked with a decussate cross, as was done to facilitate fracture during administration.
THE CATACOMBS OF ROMEWILLIAM HENRY WITHROW
The whorls or pairs alternate or cross each other, usually at right angles, that is, they decussate.
THE ELEMENTS OF BOTANYASA GRAY
Decussate, arranged in pairs which successively cross each other, 71.
THE ELEMENTS OF BOTANYASA GRAY
Thus, leaves normally opposite and decussate may, by fusion, become alternate.
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WORDS RELATED TO DECUSSATE
- amputate
- behead
- bisect
- bite
- carve
- chine
- chip
- chisel
- cleave
- clip
- crop
- curtail
- decussate
- dice
- dispatch
- dissect
- dissever
- divide
- facet
- fell
- flitch
- gash
- guillotine
- hack
- hash
- hew
- intersect
- lacerate
- lay open
- level
- lop
- massacre
- mince
- mow
- mow down
- nick
- notch
- part
- penetrate
- perforate
- pierce
- prune
- puncture
- quarter
- rabbet
- raze
- reap
- rend
- rip
- rive
- saber
- saw
- scarify
- scissor
- score
- scythe
- separate
- shave
- shear
- sickle
- skive
- slash
- slaughter
- slay
- slice
- slit
- sliver
- snip
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.