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diastasis [dī′as·tə·səs] (medicine) Any simple separation of parts normally joined together, as the separation of an epiphysis from the body of a bone without true fracture, or the dislocation of an amphiarthrosis. (physiology) The final phase of diastole, the phase of slow ventricular filling. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In Lose Your Mummy Tummy, Julie Tupler, RN, with Jodie Gould, outlines exercises to help new moms reduce the diastasis, which is the result of the abdominal wall spreading in response to the growing uterus. The nasal velum was flat in appearance, and diastasis of the musculature was observed. Similarly, no structural abnormalities (eg, diastasis recti) were present. |
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