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Decussate (Verb)

Meaning

Cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

  • The median fibers of the olfactory tracts decussate to form a midline structure.
  • A key feature of this pathway is that its axons decussate the midline of the central nervous system.
  • In many chordates the optic nerves first partially decussate as they enter the brain.
  • Some axons from these layers decussate to ascend in the contralateral dorsal column.
  • The left and right optic nerves partially decussate as they enter the midbrain.

Related Words

  • Decussation (noun)
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