Medical Dictionary
diaschisis
noun di·as·chi·sis \dī-ˈas-kə-səs\
plural di·as·chi·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of DIASCHISIS
: the breaking up of a pattern of brain activity by a localized injury that temporarily throws the whole activity out of function though destroying only part of a structure
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