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CHIASM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
Synonyms:
chiasm; chiasma; decussation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chiasm" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chiasm"):
chiasma opticum; optic chiasm; optic chiasma (the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain)
Derivation:
chiasmal; chiasmatic; chiasmic (of or relating to a chiasm)
Context examples:
Also called optic chiasm.
(Optic chiasma, NCI Dictionary)
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