diastasis
/daɪˈæstəsɪs/
noun
- The separation of normally joined parts, especially the separation of the rectus abdominis muscles in the abdomen.
- Physical therapy can help treat diastasis by strengthening the core muscles.
- Many women experience diastasis recti after pregnancy due to the stretching of abdominal muscles.
- The doctor diagnosed a mild diastasis and recommended specific exercises to close the gap.
- In biology, the resting phase between the end of one cell division and the start of the next.
- The biologist observed the cell in diastasis, noting the relaxed state of the chromosomes.
- During diastasis, the cell prepares its genetic material for the next round of division.
- Diastasis is a brief period of rest in the cell cycle before mitosis begins.
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