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de·cus·sa·tion
n 1 : the action of intersecting or crossing (as of nerve fibers) esp. in the form of an X - see DECUSSATION OF PYRAMIDS 2 a : a band of nerve fibers that connects unlike centers on opposite sides of the nervous system b : a crossed tract of nerve fibers passing between centers on opposite sides of the central nervous system : COMMISSURE .
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