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noun
A separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without fracture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
The property of being diastatic, i.e. having germinated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dislocation
History
From New Latin diastasis, from Ancient Greek διάστασις (diástasis, “separation, standing aloof”), from δια- (dia-) + στάσις (stásis, “standing”). Compare diastema.
