| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| decussation |
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| SYLLABICATION: | dec·us·sa·tion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d k  -s  shn, d k- |
| NOUN: | 1. A crossing in the shape of an X. 2. Anatomy An X-shaped crossing, especially of nerves or bands of nerve fibers, connecting corresponding parts on opposite sides of the brain or spinal cord.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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