diaclasis

diaclasis
a) Osteoclasis.
b) A network of cracks in limestone rock allowing the infiltration of water and causing sinkholes.

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  • diaclasis — di·ac·la·sis (di akґlə sis) [dia + Gr. klasis fracture] osteoclasis …   Medical dictionary

  • diaclasis —   n. fracture; refraction.    ♦ diaclastic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • diaclasis — …   Useful english dictionary

  • diaclasis, diaclasia — SYN: osteoclasis. [G. diaklasis, a breaking up, fr. dia, through, + klasis, a breaking] …   Medical dictionary

  • diaclasi — {{hw}}{{diaclasi}}{{/hw}}s. f. Grande frattura di rocce, non accompagnata da forte spostamento …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • osteoclasis — noun The surgical fracture of a bone in order to correct a deformity Syn: diaclasis …   Wiktionary

  • osteoclasis, osteoclasia — Intentional fracture of a bone to correct deformity. SYN: diaclasis, diaclasia. [osteo + G. klasis, fracture] …   Medical dictionary

  • disdiaclasis — ‖ disdiaclasis Optics. (dɪsdaɪˈækləsɪs) [mod.L., irreg. f. Gr. δίς twice (in comb. regularly δι , di 2) + διάκλασις: see diaclasis.] Double refraction (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1883) …   Useful english dictionary

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