chiasma
noun
1.
an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
Origin
From New Latin chiasma, from Ancient Greek χῑ́ασμα (khī́asma), from χῑάζω (khīázō, “to mark with an X”).
Phrases
- optic chiasma
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