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chiasm

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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Chiasma Source: opted
  2. 2. n. an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A commissure; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves. -- Chi*as"mal (, a.. Source: webster
  4. 4. n an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X Source: ecdict

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commissurecrossingformintersectionletteroptictractschiasmaaltchicrucialnervesunion

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chiasma opticumchiasmalchiasmatachiasmaticchiasmicchiasmuschiastolite

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