decussate
Syllabification: (dec·us·sate)
Pronunciation: /ˈdekəˌsāt, diˈkəsāt/
technical
Definition of decussate
verb
adjective
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /ˌdekəˈsāSHən/
noun
Origin:
mid 17th century (as a verb): from Latin decussatus, past participle of decussare 'divide crosswise', from decussis (describing the figure X, i.e., the Roman numeral for the number 10), from decem 'ten'