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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X;
[syn: chiasma, chiasm, decussation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Decussation \De`cus*sa"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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

decussation n 1: an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X [syn: chiasma, chiasm, decussation]