In anatomy and pathology, a separation or gap between muscles or bones that are normally in contact or fused together.
From Greek 'dia-' (apart) + 'stalsis' (standing, placing). Medical term describing abnormal spacing or separation in anatomical structures.
Diastasis recti (abdominal diastalsis) makes news every time a celebrity talks about their postpartum belly, but it's an ancient anatomical concept doctors have studied for centuries!
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