English > chiasm: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X. |
---|
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 |
---|