What does decussate mean?
Decussate means Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X..
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/dɪˈkʌseɪt/ · adjective
Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X..
Juniperites, ju-ne-per-i′tis, s[ubstantive]. A genus of fossil plants, in which the branches are ranged irregularly; leaves short, obtuse, inserted by a broad base, opposite, decussate, and arranged in four rows.
a decussated period
The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum.
Use decussate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Decussate means Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X..
Common synonyms include decussant, across, crossed, intersecting.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Juniperites, ju-ne-per-i′tis, s[ubstantive]. A genus of fossil plants, in which the branches are ranged irregularly; leaves short, obtuse, inserted by a broad base, opposite, decussate, and arranged in four rows.
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