Definition of Chiama
{ Chi"asm (kī"ăz'm),
||Chi*as"ma (k&isl;*ăz"m&adot;), }
n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr.
chi`asma two lines placed crosswise, fr. &?; to mark
with a χ.] (Anat.) A commissure; especially, the
optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves. --
Chi*as"mal (&?;), a..
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) a crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc
- (genetics) the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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