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Meaning of "chiasm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIASM

chiasm  [ˈkaɪæzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIASM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chiasm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHIASM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chiasm

Chiasm may refer to: ▪ Chiasm, an electronic music project by Emileigh Rohn ▪ Optic chiasm, the part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross ▪ Chiasma, the point where two chromatids are intertwined in a cell ▪ A tendinous chiasm, the spot where two tendons cross. The tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle forms two: the crural chiasm and the plantar chiasm.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIASM


blepharospasm
ˈblɛfərəʊˌspæzəm
bronchospasm
ˈbrɒŋkəʊˌspæzəm
chasm
ˈkæzəm
cytoplasm
ˈsaɪtəʊˌplæzəm
ectoplasm
ˈɛktəʊˌplæzəm
enthusiasm
ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæzəm
fantasm
ˈfæntæzəm
iconoclasm
aɪˈkɒnəˌklæzəm
laryngospasm
ləˈrɪŋɡəʊˌspæzəm
neoplasm
ˈniːəʊˌplæzəm
nucleoplasm
ˈnjuːklɪəˌplæzəm
orgasm
ˈɔːɡæzəm
periplasm
ˈperɪˌplæzəm
phantasm
ˈfæntæzəm
plasm
ˈplæzəm
pleonasm
ˈpliːəˌnæzəm
protoplasm
ˈprəʊtəˌplæzəm
sarcasm
ˈsɑːkæzəm
spasm
ˈspæzəm
vasospasm
ˈveɪzəʊˌspæzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIASM

chianti
Chiantishire
chiao
Chiapas
chiarezza
chiaroscurism
chiaroscurist
chiaroscuro
chiasma
chiasmal
chiasmata
chiasmatic
chiasmi
chiasmic
chiasmus
chiastic
chiastolite

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIASM

archiplasm
archoplasm
autoschediasm
axoplasm
cataclasm
cataplasm
chiliasm
deuteroplasm
endoplasm
germ plasm
hypochondriasm
idioplasm
isochasm
nerdgasm
overenthusiasm
plateasm
sarcoplasm
somatoplasm
trophoplasm
wasm

Synonyms and antonyms of chiasm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chiasm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIASM

Find out the translation of chiasm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chiasm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chiasm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

视交叉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quiasma
570 millions of speakers

English

chiasm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chiasm
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تصالبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перекрест
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chiasm
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chiasm
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chiasme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chiasm
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chiasma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

視交叉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chiasm
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chiasm
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiasm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chiasm
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गाभा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kiazma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiasma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chiasm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перехрест
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chiasm
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chiasm
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

giasme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chiasm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chiasm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chiasm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIASM»

The term «chiasm» is regularly used and occupies the 76.990 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIASM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chiasm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIASM»

Discover the use of chiasm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chiasm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism
The optic chiasm may be considered the "Grand Central Station" of the vision sensory system, containing some 2.4 million afferent axons. Many of the disease processes that involve the intracranial optic nerves likewise involve the chiasm.
Kenneth L. Becker, 2001
2
Chiasm
The digitally constructed representation of the space investigated in the thesis work illustrates an abstract impression of the modern environment, somewhere between the real and the imaginary, the actual and the representational.
Christine Heusner, 2008
3
DeJong's The Neurologic Examination
Optic nerve Chiasm Normal Optic tract Prefixed Postfixed FIGURE 13.7 The normal position of the chiasm is shown in the top drawing. When the chiasm is prefixed, the optic nerves are short, the chiasm sits forward over the sella, and the optic ...
William W. Campbell, 2012
4
Maurice Merleau-Ponty: Basic Writings
THE INTERTWINING - THE CHIASM (pp. 130-55 in the 1968 translation) This chapter comes from a manuscript which was incomplete at Merleau- Pontys death. In 1959 he converted his long-standing ambition to write a book about truth (see ...
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Thomas Baldwin, 2004
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Acoustic Neuroma and Skull Base Surgery: Proceedings of the ...
Yury S. Alexandra v Russian Polenov Neurosurgical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia With the development of microneurosurgery, the preoperative diagnosis of the position of the optic chiasm in relation to the pituitary tumor has become ...
Jean-Marc Sterkers, Robert Charachon, Olivier Sterkers, 1996
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Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology: The Essentials
TOPICAL DIAGNOSIS OF LESIONS OF THE OPTIC CHIASM Visual Field Defects Etiologies of the Optic Chiasmal Syndrome Neuro-ophthalmologic Signs and Symptoms Associated with the Optic Chiasmal Syndrome TOPICAL DIAGNOSIS  ...
Nancy J. Newman, Neil R. Miller, Valérie Biousse, 2008
7
Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Disorders
Length of optic nerve affects relative position of the chiasm and sellar structures Prefixed chiasm Normal chiasm Postfixed chiasm Optic nerve Optic nerve Optic nerve Chiasm Chiasm Chiasm Fig. 5. Variations in the length of the optic nerves  ...
Brooke Swearingen, Beverly M. K. Biller, 2008
8
Neuro-ophthalmology
Harvey Gushing (1930) The optic chiasm is the crossroads of the visual sensory system, containing some 2.4 million afferent axons, and it is also the conjunction of at least 4 major medical disciplines: neurosurgery, neurology, endocrinology, ...
Joel S. Glaser, 1999
9
The Visual Neurosciences
Basic plan for binocular vision: wiring to the optic chiasm and targets. Line thickness reflects approximate proportions of fibers projecting to ipsilateral or contralateral targets. Perhaps the most complex change in RGC '□ axon arrangement ...
John Simon Werner, Leo M. Chalupa, 2004
10
Ophthalmology Review: A Case-study Approach
Bitemporal hemianopias may be peripheral, paracentral, or central and are most often due to a compressive lesion of the optic chiasm. 2. Clinically, three optic chiasm syndromes may be recognized: (1) the anterior chiasm or junctional ...
Kuldev Singh, William E. Smiddy, Andrew G. Lee, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIASM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chiasm is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Doctors Misdiagnose Three-Year-Old's Brain Tumour, And Send Her …
imogendad. The chemotherapy will not be able to regain her sight, but will reduce the size of the tumour on her optic nerve and optic chiasm. «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
2
Numerical Patterning in Revelation 16
The chiasm structurally reinforces the message of eye-for-eye, blood for blood justice. The structure is a mirror image, describing the mirroring ... «First Things, Jun 15»
3
Recurrent sellar mass after resection of pituitary macroadenoma
The patient was diagnosed with a nonsecreting pituitary adenoma with suprasellar extension and optic chiasm compression with visual field deficits. «Healio, Jun 15»
4
VA Issues Schedule for Rating Disabilities for Organs of Special Sense
... splits at a structure in the brain called the optic chiasm). The alteration can lead to brain dysfunction which can manifest as a variety of visual ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
5
Giving cancer a kicking
The executive vice president of the center, Lu Jiade, explained that Liu's tumor was right beside her optic nerve chiasm, where the optic nerves ... «Global Times, May 15»
6
Structure of Revelation 14
De Villiers also points out that the descriptions of the movements of the angels form a chiasm of sorts, centering on the one like a son of man:. «First Things, May 15»
7
Public Release: 5-May-2015 Proteomics provides new leads into …
The RGCs' survival was dramatically improved and their axons grew to the optic chiasm (the part of the brain where the optic nerves cross) and ... «EurekAlert, May 15»
8
The art of Joanne Gair
... genetically enhanced, and desired, a nervous system, and a chiasm of touching and being touched, of affecting and being affected, of ageing ... «Lucire, Mar 15»
9
Los Angeles County, Pasadena firefighters help toddler fight cancer
Dylan was diagnosed with Optic Chiasm Glioma at 13 months old. Just a couple months later he received his first chemotherapy treatment. «The Pasadena Star-News, Mar 15»
10
'Grey's Anatomy' S11 E13: 'Staring at the End' recap
... MRI scan that reveals Herman's tumor has reached her optic chiasm. Amelia immediately asks for an OR to be prepped for Herman's surgery. «The University of Hawaii Kaleo, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Chiasm [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chiasm>. May 2024 ».
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