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diastasis
di·as·ta·sis
[
dī ástəssiss
]
(
plural
di·as·ta·ses
[
dī ástə sz
]
)
noun
Definition:
dislodging of end of bone:
the dislodging of the end
epiphysis
of a long bone from its shaft without a fracturing of the bone itself
(
technical
)
[
Early 18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek, "separation" <
stasis
"placing"
]
di·a·stat·ic
[
d ə státtik
]
adjective
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di·a·stat·ic [ d ə státtik ] adjective
