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chi·as·ma

 (kī-ăz′mə) also chi·asm (kī′ăz′əm)
n. pl. chi·as·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or chi·as·mas also chi·asms
1. Anatomy A crossing or intersection of two tracts, as of nerves or ligaments.
2. Genetics The point of contact between paired chromatids during meiosis, resulting in a cross-shaped configuration and representing the cytological manifestation of crossing over.

[Greek khīasma, cross-piece, from khīazein, to mark with an X, from khei, khī, chi (from the letter's shape).]

chi·as′mal, chi·as′mic, chi′as·mat′ic (-măt′ĭk) adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.chiasm - an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
chiasma opticum, optic chiasm, optic chiasma - the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
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Translations
Chiasma

chi·asm

, chiasma
n. quiasma.
1. cruzamiento de dos vías o conductos;
2. punto de cruzamiento de las fibras de los nervios ópticos.
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At necropsy, a conical, solid tan mass with 10 cm-length was observed involving the optic nerve from the posterior aspect of the right globe to the optic chiasm. Its thickness varied from 0.5 cm (in the optic chiasm region) to 3 cm (in the remaining areas of the tumor) (Figure 1A, B, C).
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Joudah exploits the fuzziness of language from the outset, toying with false chiasms and faux epigrams like "the falafel of truth / and the truth of falafel." Bathetic, ironic, and obscure by turns, the books first section complicates the "common" with roundabout epithets like "the grackle, common, / indigo, icteric-eyed New World // passerine." Associations that hinge on sonic rather than semiotic connections ("not chasm but chiasm") and moments of ambiguous syntax foreground words as words, functioning originally in their "status as feeling." The question of origins, too, recurs throughout Footnotes.