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chiasma
| chiasma opticum
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chiasma
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chiasma has 1 sense
- chiasma(n = noun.body) chiasm, decussation - an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X; Array is a kind of anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
has particulars: chiasma opticum, optic chiasm, optic chiasma
CIDE DICTIONARY
chiasma, n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. chi`asma two lines placed crosswise, fr. to mark with a
A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chiasma, n. (pl. chiasmata) Biol. the point at which paired chromosomes remain in contact after crossing over during meiosis.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk chiasma a cross-shaped mark
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