chiasm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chiasm	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for chiasm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chiasm n an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X Synonym(s): chiasma, chiasm, decussation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chiasm \Chi"asm\, d8Chiasma \[d8]Chias"ma\, n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. [?] two lines placed crosswise, fr. [?] to mark with a [chi].] (Anat.) A commissure; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves. -- {Chias"mal}, a..