DIASCHISIS
\dˈa͡ɪəst͡ʃˌɪsiz], \dˈaɪəstʃˌɪsiz], \d_ˈaɪ_ə_s_tʃ_ˌɪ_s_i_z]\
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A term introduced by von Monakow to indicate the fact that injury to one part of the central nervous system may be followed by the alteration in function of some distant part, on the view that a complex of interconnecting neurons ceases to function in an entirely normal manner, when one or more members of the complex are destroyed.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.