"chiasma" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Modern Latin, from Ancient Greek χίασμα (khíasma), from χιάζω (khiázō, “to mark with the letter chi, χ”).",
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        "A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc."
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        "(anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc."
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        "The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis."
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        "(genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis."
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          "sense": "the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis",
          "word": "kiazma"
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "kiyâzmâ",
          "sense": "the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis",
          "word": "کیازما"
        },
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          "roman": "čalipâ",
          "sense": "the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis",
          "word": "چلیپا"
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          "sense": "the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis",
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          "word": "quiasma"
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis",
          "word": "sulingkap"
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      "word": "chiasm"
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  "word": "chiasma"
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      "word": "kiazma"
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      "sense": "the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis",
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      "sense": "the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis",
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      "word": "quiasma"
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