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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
chiasm
n 1: an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of
the letter X [syn: chiasma, chiasm, decussation]
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| 2. 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 | ||
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