decussation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: decussation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for decussation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decussation n an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X Synonym(s): chiasma, chiasm, decussation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decussation \De`cussa"tion\, n. [L. decussatio.] Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the decussation* of lines, nerves, etc.