The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Diastasis \Di*as"ta*sis\, n. [NL. See Diastase.] (Surg.) A forcible separation of bones without fracture. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
diastasis n 1: separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone