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decussate
[de-kus´āt]1. to cross in the form of an X.
2. crossed like the letter X.
de·cus·sate
(dē-kŭs'āt),1. To cross.
2. Crossed like the arms of an X.
[L. decusso, pp. -atus, to make in the form of an X, fr. decussis, a large, bronze Roman (2nd c. BCE), 10-unit coin marked with an X to indicate its denomination]
de·cus·sate
(dē-kŭs'āt)1. To cross.
2. Crossed like the arms of an X.
[L. decusso, pp. -atus, to make in the form of an X, fr. decussis, a large, bronze Roman (2nd c. BCE), 10-unit coin marked with an X to indicate its denomination]