Definition of chiasm

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Chiasm (n.) Alt. of Chiasm.

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Chiasma :: Chiasma (n.) A commissure; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves..
Chiasm :: Chiasm (n.) Alt. of Chiasm.
Commissure :: Commissure (n.) A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain or spinal marrow; a chiasma.
Ganoidei :: Ganoidei (n. pl.) One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an arterial cone and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves united by a chiasma. Many of the species are covered with bony plates, or with ganoid scales; others have cycloid scales..
Chiasmus :: Chiasmus (n.) An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence.
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