Chiasmal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chiasmal \chiasmal\ chiasmatic \chiasmatic\ chiasmic
  \chiasmic\adj.
     of or pertaining to a chiasma.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Chiasm \Chi"asm\ (k[imac]"[a^]z'm), Chiasma \Chi*as"ma\
     (k[-i]*[a^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. chi`asma two
     lines placed crosswise, fr. ? to mark with a [chi].] (Anat.)
     A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts;
     especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the
     optic nerves. -- {Chi*as"mal}, a..
     [1913 Webster] chiasmatic
     chiasmal

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chiasmal
       adj : of or relating to a chiasm [syn: {chiasmic}, {chiasmatic}]