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chiasm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chiasma, decussation |
| Type of | structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, anatomical structure |
| Has types | optic chiasm, chiasma opticum, optic chiasma |
| Derivation | chiasmal, chiasmatic, chiasmic |
Examples of chiasm
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Specifically, Ibn Isa illustrated the optic chiasm and brain.
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Shea proposed that Daniel is composed of a double chiasm.
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Thus there is a chiasm that needs to be bridged.
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The third ventricle is close to the optic chiasm, the point where the optic nerves cross and optic gliomas develop in NF1 patients.
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The optic chiasm is the crossroad of optic nerves stemming from both eyes and allows the brain to integrate binocular visual information, a crucial process for establishing 3D vision.
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- Chiasma: an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
- (chiasmic) chiasmal: of or relating to a chiasm
- Emileigh Rohn is a solo artist who produces the electronic music project Chiasm sold by COP International records. ...
- Alternative form of chiasma; Alternative form of chiasmus
- A specific example of chiasmus, see below.
- Chiasm is present when a passage has a sandwich-like structure. For example, Psalm 26 is chiastic. In this psalm, walking in integrity and fidelity are found in v. 1-3 and v. 11-12, and temple and ungodly appear in vv. 4-5 and vv. 8-10. Vv. 6-7 tell of a different idea. ...
- Literary structure that can be seen as x-shaped (the shape of the Greek letter chi, hence the name), for example a-b-c-b'-a' where a and a', b and b' are in some way parallel or related. ...
