diastasis

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D0200400 (dī-ăs′tə-sĭs)n. pl. di·as·ta·ses (-sēz′) 1. Separation of normally joined anatomical parts, as of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy.2. The last stage of diastole in the heart, occurring just before contraction and during which little additional blood enters the ventricle.

[Greek, separation, from diistanai, to separate : dia-, apart; see dia- + histanai, to cause to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

di′a·stat′ic (dī′ə-stăt′ĭk) adj.

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(daɪˈæstəsɪs) n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. (Pathology) pathol a. the separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the boneb. the separation of any two parts normally joined2. (Physiology) physiol the last part of the diastolic phase of the heartbeat[C18: New Latin, from Greek: a separation, from diistanai to separate, from dia- + histanai to place, make stand] diastatic adj

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Noun

diastasis - separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bonedislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)

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diastasis

[dī′as·tə·səs] (medicine) Any simple separation of parts normally joined together, as the separation of an epiphysis from the body of a bone without true fracture, or the dislocation of an amphiarthrosis. (physiology) The final phase of diastole, the phase of slow ventricular filling.

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[di-as´tah-sis] 1. dislocation or separation of two normally attached bones between which there is no true joint. See illustration.

Diastasis of the pubic symphysis. From Dorland's, 2000.2. an abnormally large separation between associated bones, as between the ribs.3. the rest period of the cardiac cycle, occurring just before systole. Called also diastasis cordis.diastasis rec´ti abdo´minis separation of the rectus muscles of the abdominal wall, sometimes occurring during pregnancy.

di·as·ta·sis

(dī-as'tă-sis), Avoid the mispronunciation diasta'sis.1. Any simple separation of normally joined parts. Synonym(s): divarication2. The midportion of diastole when the blood enters the ventricle slowly or ceases to enter prior to atrial systole. Diastasis duration is in inverse proportion to heart rate and is absent at very high heart rates. [G. a separation]

diastasis

(dī-ăs′tə-sĭs)n. pl. diasta·ses (-sēz′) 1. Separation of normally joined anatomical parts, as of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy.2. The last stage of diastole in the heart, occurring just before contraction and during which little additional blood enters the ventricle.

di′a·stat′ic (dī′ə-stăt′ĭk) adj.

di·as·ta·sis

(dī-as'tă-sis) 1. Any simple separation of normally joined parts.
Synonym(s): divarication. 2. The midportion of diastole when the blood enters the ventricle slowly or ceases to enter before atrial systole. Diastasis duration is in inverse proportion to heart rate and is absent at very high heart rates. [G. a separation]

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Separation of normally adjacent bones without fracture.

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noun separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone

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