Crossword-Solution: DECUSSATE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Decussate | 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. |
| Decussate | a. | Alt. of Decussated |
We have 7 clues for the answer “DECUSSATE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| cross or cause to cross in the form of the letter X | 1 answer |
| intercross | 2 answers |
| CRISSCROSS | 3 answers |
| Crosscut | 5 answers |
| CROSSED OR INTERSECTED IN THE FORM OF AN X | 11 answers |
| CROSS OR INTERSECT SO AS TO FORM A CROSS | 11 answers |
| Intersect | 13 answers |
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Sentences with DECUSSATE (5)
The optic nerves give off no branches in passing from their origin in two ganglia situated between the cerebrum and the cerebellum, and their termination in the eyeballs; but, in the middle of their course, they _decussate_, or unite in one mass.
This monstrosity, called _biastrepsis_, consists of strongly marked torsions as are seen in many species with decussate leaves, though as a rule it is very rare.
Some specimens have decussate stems, others bear all their leaves in whorls of three, but in respect to the hereditary tendency of the twisting character this difference does not seem to be of any importance.
The fibres of the spinal cord, before entering this portion of the brain, decussate, those from the right side crossing to the left, and those from the left crossing to the right side.
Decussate: crossing at an angle: X-like: in cross pairs; or, when bristles alternately cross each other, as in some Diptera.