DECUSSATION OF THE PYRAMIDS
\dɪkəsˈe͡ɪʃən ɒvðə pˈɪɹɐmˌɪdz], \dɪkəsˈeɪʃən ɒvðə pˈɪɹɐmˌɪdz], \d_ɪ_k_ə_s_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v_ð_ə p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ɐ_m_ˌɪ_d_z]\
Definitions of DECUSSATION OF THE PYRAMIDS
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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see Corpora pyramidalia.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The d. formed by the anterior pyramids of the medulla oblongata as they separate each into from three to six bundles of fibers which cross obliquely downward to the opposite side of the anterior median fissure, interlacing with similar bundles from the opposite pyramids. Having crossed from one side of the medulla to the other, these bundles become reunited and penetrate more deeply into the spinal cord, where they occupy the posterior part of the lateral columns of the cord.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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