English
hemidecussation
From hemi- + decussation.
Formed from hemi- + decussation
Latin decussis ‘intersection of two lines in form of a cross’
Latin decussō ‘to divide crosswise’
Latin decussationem
English decussation
Today it means
noun The splitting of the fibres of the optic nerve such that half of each of them continue to the contralateral optic tract
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hemidecussation