diastasis
[ dahy-as-tuh-sis ]
/ daɪˈæs tə sɪs /
noun, plural di·as·ta·ses [dahy-as-tuh-seez] /daɪˈæs təˌsiz/.
Medicine/Medical.
the separation of normally joined parts, as in the dislocation of bones, without fracture.
Physiology.
the diastolic rest period immediately preceding systole.
Words nearby diastasis
diascope,
diaspora,
diaspore,
diastalsis,
diastase,
diastasis,
diastasuria,
diastatic,
diastem,
diastema,
diastematocrania
Example sentences from the Web for diastasis
The pulse was preternaturally slow—great stupor—dilatation of the pupils, and diastasis of the bones of the head.
Remarks on the Subject of Lactation |Edward MortonAs the result of injury, the end of the bone may become detached, a variety of fracture known as diastasis.
Neither of them for the rest take into account the part played by diastasis and ferments.
The Industries of Animals |Frdric Houssay
British Dictionary definitions for diastasis
diastasis
/ (daɪˈæstəsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
pathol
- the separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone
- the separation of any two parts normally joined
physiol
the last part of the diastolic phase of the heartbeat
Derived forms of diastasis
diastatic (ˌdaɪəˈstætɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for diastasis
C18: New Latin, from Greek: a separation, from
diistanai to separate, from
dia- +
histanai to place, make stand
Medical definitions for diastasis
diastasis
[ dī-ăs′tə-sĭs ]
n.
Separation of normally joined parts, such as the separation of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy.
divarication
The last stage of diastole in the heart, occurring just before contraction and during which little additional blood enters the ventricle.