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Chiasm

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chiasmanoun(genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.

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chiasmanoun(genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.
catsnoun(UK, universities, informal) A credit under the CAT Scheme above.
chiasticPertaining to chiasmus.
chiasmusnoun(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.
chiasmatic(anatomy) Of or relating to the optic chiasma.
chiasmicRelating to chiasmus
appositionalRelating to apposition.
pericopenounA passage of Scripture to be read in public worship or a book containing such passages.
merismnoun(literature, rhetoric) A reference to something by its polar extremes, as in "we searched high and low".
tectumnoun(neuroanatomy) The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
chiasmatanoun(genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.
redactionalRelating to redaction.
infoldingnounA folding inward.
tentoriumnoun(anatomy) The tentorium cerebelli, an extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes.
tectalnoun(phonetics) A consonant articulated in the roof of the mouth
appositionsnoun(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
dianoianoun(philosophy) Discursive thought on mathematical or scientific subjects.
commissurenoun(neuroanatomy) A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.
tricolonnoun(rhetoric) A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.
lemniscusnoun(anatomy) A ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers.

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