chiasma
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Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek χίασμα, from χίαζειν (“to mark with the letter chi”).
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chiasma (plural chiasmas or chiasmata)
- (anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.
- (genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.
