Diastasis (pathology)
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In pathology
, diastasis is the separation of parts of the body that are normally joined together, such as the separation of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy, or of adjacent bones without fracture.
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Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
, diastasis is the separation of parts of the body that are normally joined together, such as the separation of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy, or of adjacent bones without fracture.
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- Diastasis rectiDiastasis rectiDiastasis recti is a disorder defined as a separation of the rectus abdominis muscle into right and left halves. Normally, the two sides of the muscle are joined at the linea alba at the body midline...
- Diastasis symphysis pubisDiastasis symphysis pubisDiastasis symphysis pubis is the separation of normally joined pubic bones, as in the dislocation of the bones, without a fracture.- Diagnosis :...
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- Diastasis (physiology)Diastasis (physiology)In physiology, diastasis is the middle stage of diastole during the cycle of a heartbeat, where the initial passive filling of the hearts ventricles has slowed down, but before the atria contract to complete the filling.-See also:...