diastasis
noun
di·as·ta·sis
dī-ˈas-tə-səs
plural diastases
-ˌsēz
1
: an abnormal separation of parts normally joined together
2
: the rest phase of cardiac diastole occurring between filling of the ventricle and the start of atrial contraction
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