chiasm

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/ˈkaɪ.æzəm/

A form of chiasma — A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.

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chiasmadecussation
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Meanings

nounchiasm (plural chiasms)

plural chiasms

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chiasma.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of chiasmus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X

Similar
chiasmadecussation
Broader
structureanatomical structurecomplex body part
Also see
chiasmachiasmusdecussation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Latin; in sense 1, from chiasma, from Ancient Greek χίασμα (khiasma); in sense 2, from chiasmus, from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmos "crossing, diagonal arrangement"), from χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with a chi”), from χ (kh, “chi”)

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Translations

Ancient Greek χίασμα, χιασμός
  • χίασμα (khíasma)alternative form of chiasma
  • χιασμός (khiasmós)alternative form of chiasmus
Greek χίασμα, χιασμός
  • χίασμα (chíasma)alternative form of chiasma
  • χιασμός (chiasmós)alternative form of chiasmus
Polish chiazma, chiazm
  • chiazmaalternative form of chiasma
  • chiazmalternative form of chiasmus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

simchamacishMichas
Cite this entry
APA

chiasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiasm

MLA

“chiasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiasm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiasm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiasm.

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