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/daɪˈæskəsəs/ · noun
(medicine) A sudden loss of function in a portion of the brain connected to but at a distance from a damaged area..
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Diaschisis means (medicine) A sudden loss of function in a portion of the brain connected to but at a distance from a damaged area..
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