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diaclasis

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diaclasis (countable and uncountable, plural diaclases)

  1. (medicine) Osteoclasis.
    Synonym: diaclasia
  2. (geology) A network of cracks in limestone rock allowing the infiltration of water and causing sinkholes.
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