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chiasmatic.

Of or relating to the optic chiasma.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˌkaɪæzˈmætɪk/
  1. Of or relating to the optic chiasma.

    not-comparable
  2. Relating to or characterized by a chiasma (the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis).

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χῖ (khî) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek χῑᾰ́ζω (khīắzō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῑ́ασμα (khī́asma)der. New Latin chiasmader. English chiasma Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English chiasmatic From chiasma + -tic.

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