diastasis (Crossword)

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• A forcible of bones without fracture
• Any simple separation of normally joined parts
• The forcible separation of parts that are normally joined
• The diastolic rest period immediately preceding systole
• Diastasis is the surgical forcible separation of bones without fracture
• The separation of normally joined parts, as in the dislocation of bones
• A vertical separation of the two halves of the abdominal muscles that can occur in late pregnancy
• The midportion of diastole when the blood enters the ventricle slowly or ceases to enter prior to atrial systole
• Separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone
• (di-as´tә-sis) dislocation or separation of two normally attached bones between which there is no true joint