| NOUN | body | chiasm, chiasma, decussation | an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X |
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| Meaning | An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X. | |
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| Synonyms | chiasma, decussation | |
| Narrower | optic chiasma, optic chiasm, chiasma opticum | The crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
| Spanish | quiasma | |
| Catalan | quiasma | |
| Adjectives | chiasmal, chiasmic, chiasmatic | of or relating to a chiasm |
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