See Also: decussate(medicine)
decussate(1)(dictionary)
decussate(2)(dictionary)

decussate(2) (iou)



decussate verb trans. & intrans. M17.
[Latin decussat- pa. ppl stem of decussare divide crosswise, from decussis the numeral 10, coin worth 10 asses, intersection of lines crosswise (X), from decem ten: see AS noun, -ATE3.]
Arrange or be arranged in decussate form; (cause to) intersect.
decussated ppl adjective (a) formed with crossing lines like an X; intersected; having decussations; (b) Rhetoric = CHIASTIC: M17.