"chiasma" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kaɪˈæzmə/ [UK] Forms: chiasmas [plural], chiasmata [plural]
Etymology: Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek χίασμα (khíasma), from χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with the letter chi, χ”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{cog|grc|χίασμα}} Ancient Greek χίασμα (khíasma), {{m|grc|χιάζειν||to mark with the letter chi, χ}} χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with the letter chi, χ”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|chiasmata}} chiasma (plural chiasmas or chiasmata)
  1. (anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-chiasma-en-noun-lf1odE2q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis. Categories (topical): Cytology, Genetics Translations (the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis): kiazma (Hungarian), کیازما (kiyâzmâ) (Persian), چلیپا (čalipâ) (Persian), quiasma [masculine] (Spanish), sulingkap (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-chiasma-en-noun-9vAGZZOk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: biology, cytology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chiasm Derived forms: optic chiasma, prechiasmal

Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-chiasma.wav Forms: chiasmas [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chiasma m (plural chiasmas)
  1. chiasma Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chiasma-fr-noun-RNI5aMto Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Italian]

Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} chiasma m (invariable)
  1. Alternative form of chiasmo Tags: alt-of, alternative, invariable, masculine Alternative form of: chiasmo
    Sense id: en-chiasma-it-noun-fZM2McNX Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian nouns with irregular gender

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for chiasma meaning in All languages combined (5.4kB)

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