chiasma

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English

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chiasma

Alternative forms

chiasm

Etymology

Modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek χίασμα (khíasma), from χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with the letter chi”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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.

Derived terms

Translations

the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis

Hungarian: kiazma
Persian: کیازما (kiyāzmā), چلیپا (fa) (čalīpā)
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
Tagalog: sulingkap

Anagrams

sachima

Italian

Noun

chiasma m (uncountable)

Variant of chiasmo

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