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diastrophic
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diastrophic /di·a·stroph·ic/ (di″ah-strof´ik) bent or curved; said of structures, such as bones, deformed in such manner.
diastrophic
[dī′əstrof′ik]
Etymology: Gk, diastrephein, to distort
pertaining to a bent or curved condition of bones or distortion of other structures.
diastrophic [di″ah-strahf″ik]
bent or curved; said of structures, such as bones, deformed in such manner.
diastrophic
bent or curved; said of structures, such as bones, deformed in such manner.
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