 |
chiasma
Found in thesaurus: anatomical structure, bodily structure, structure, body structure, complex body part
No results for "chiasma" were found in Additional
| Babylon English | Download this dictionary |
chiasma
n.
crossing, intersecting, point of intersection (Genetics, Anatomy)
| English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia | Download this dictionary |
Chiasm
Chiasm may refer to:
- Chiasm (musical project), an electronic music project by Emileigh Rohn
- Optic chiasma, X-shaped structure produced by the crossing over of the optic nerve fibers. The prefix chiasm- means cross
- Chiasma (genetics), the point where two chromatids are intertwined (interwoven) in a cell
- A tendinous chiasm, the spot where two tendons cross. The tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle forms two: the crural chiasm (with the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle) and the plantar chiasm (with the tendon of the flexor hallucis longus muscle).
- An instantiation of chiasmus.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
| WordNet 2.0 | Download this dictionary |
chiasma
Noun
1. an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
(synonym) chiasm, decussation
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(hyponym) optic chiasma, optic chiasm, chiasma opticum
| Babylon Italian-English | Download this dictionary |
chiasma
nm.
chiasma, point of intersection (Genetics, Anatomy); chiasmus (Rhetoric)
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Chiasma
(n.)
A commissure; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves.
A commissure; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
