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[syn: chiasmal, chiasmic, chiasmatic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chiasm \Chi"asm\ (k[imac]"[a^]z'm), Chiasma \Chi*as"ma\
(k[-i]*[a^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. chi`asma two
lines placed crosswise, fr. ? to mark with a [chi].] (Anat.)
A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts;
especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the
optic nerves. -- Chi*as"mal, a..
[1913 Webster] chiasmatic
chiasmal
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
chiasmal \chiasmal\ chiasmatic \chiasmatic\ chiasmic
\chiasmic\adj.
of or pertaining to a chiasma.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chiasmal
adj 1: of or relating to a chiasm [syn: chiasmal, chiasmic,
chiasmatic]