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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHIASMA

From Greek khiasma wooden crosspiece, from khiazein to mark with an X, from khichi1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIASMA

chiasma  [kaɪˈæzmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIASMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chiasma 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 CHIASMA 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.

Definition of chiasma in the English dictionary

The definition of chiasma in the dictionary is the cross-shaped connection produced by the crossing over of pairing chromosomes during meiosis. Other definition of chiasma is the crossing over of two parts or structures, such as the fibres of the optic nerves in the brain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIASMA


alisma
əˈlɪzmə
arrivisme
ˌæriːˈviːzmə
cathisma
kəˈθɪzmə
charisma
kəˈrɪzmə
chloasma
kləʊˈæzmə
coprosma
kəˈprɒzmə
hypocorisma
haɪˌpɒkəˈrɪzmə
klezmer
ˈklɛzmə
melisma
mɪˈlɪzmə
miasma
mɪˈæzmə
mycoplasma
ˌmaɪkəʊˈplæzmə
piroplasma
ˈpɪrəˌplæzmə
plasma
ˈplæzmə
plasmodesma
ˌplæzməˈdɛzmə
platysma
plæˈtɪzmə
rusma
ˈrʌzmə
schisma
ˈskɪzmə
toxoplasma
ˌtɒksəʊˈplæzmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIASMA

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIASMA

Alabama
alma
blood plasma
cama
cinema
drama
emma
lama
Lima
ma
mama
Nama
Obama
Oklahoma
Panama
Roma
sama
Tema
thema
ultima

Synonyms and antonyms of chiasma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chiasma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIASMA

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

Translator English - Chinese

视交叉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chiasma
570 millions of speakers

English

chiasma
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chiasma
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التصالبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хиазма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chiasma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chiasma,
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chiasma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chiasma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chiasma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キアズマ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chiasma
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chiasma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiasma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒத்த கோப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Chiasma
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chiasma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiasma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chiasma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хіазму
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chiasma
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

χιάσματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chiasma
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chiasma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chiasma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chiasma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIASMA»

The term «chiasma» is regularly used and occupies the 91.039 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIASMA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIASMA»

Discover the use of chiasma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chiasma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Folia Biologica
A Comparative Analysis of the Rate of Meiosis, Chiasma Frequency and Terminalization in the Jerboas Allactaga and Jaculus (Rodentia: Dipodidae) in Egypt Abdel Tawab M. ATA, Adel A. B. SHAHIN and Hasan Z. ALLAM Accepted ...
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The Optic Chiasma of Teleosts: A Study of Inheritance (1906)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Austin Park Larrabee, 2010
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Language of the Lord
Complex Chiasma in the Doctrine and Covenants 59 Simple Parallelisms 59 Parallel-Chiasma Combinations 60 Chiasma Within Chiasma 62 Interdigitated Parallelism and Chiasmus 65 Overlapping Chiasma 65 Additional Considerations 69 ...
H. Clay Gorton, 1993
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Human Chromosomes
Chiasmata are scored more accurately at diplotene than in the more condensed chromosomes of diakinesis and metaphase I. Each chiasma is the result of crossing over (breakage and rejoining) involving one chromatid of each of two ...
Orlando J. Miller, Eeva Therman, 2001
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Meiosis: Current Research. III.
Both y- and X-rays have been shown to alter chiasma frequency in plants and insects (Lawrence, 1962a, 1962b; Westerman, 1967; Mather, 1934). Westerman ( 1967) includes an excellent review of this literature. Our results agree with those of ...
‎1972
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The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology
nerves thus united ; and for these reasons the physiology of the chiasma is invested with uncommon interest. The existence of a chiasma is not general throughout the animal series, and even when present it exhibits much diversity of  ...
Robert Bentley Todd, 1847
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A Textbook of Ophthalmology
In the visual cortex. There is a point-to-point localization of the retina in the visual cortex. Optic Chiasma Optic chiasma it is a transversely oval structure 12 mm in transverse diameter, 8 mm sagittally and 3 to 5 mm dorsoventrally covered by pia  ...
E. Ahmed, Ahmed Dr. E., 2004
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Biotechnology - Ii : Including Cell Biology, Genetics, ...
In it, the formation of each chiasma is independent of the other and in it four possible classes of recombination occur. In the double crossing over, following two types of chiasma may be formed: (i) Reciprocal chiasma: In it, the same two ...
R. S. Setty, 2007
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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY
This can be interpreted as a terminal chiasma, though Sachs (1954, 1955) doubts if true chiasmata occur between the X and Y chromosomes in mammals. In one cell (Ford and Hamerton, 1956b), it was possible to see what appeared to be a ...
Geoffrey H. Bourne, James Frederic Danielli, 1962
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Fundamentals of Cytogenetics and Genetics
For example, a cross between AB and ab produces two reciprocal genotypes Ab and aB. Darlington and others produced the evidences to support that chiasma type theory is more valid than classical theory. Reasons to support are as follows:  ...
Mahabal Ram, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIASMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chiasma is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chiasma Seeks $75 Million and FDA Approval for Acromegaly …
Chiasma, a Newton, MA-based biopharma company trying to develop oral drugs for orphan diseases typically treated with injectibles, ... «Xconomy, Jul 15»
2
Chiasma plans IPO of 5.4 mln shares to raise up to $80.4 million
Biopharmaceutical company Chiasma updated its filing for an initial public offering, saying it is looking to sell 5.36 million shares between $13 ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
RBS Trials Ripple Tech For Automated Interbank Transfers
This comes as part of an exploration in collaboration with Scottish universities (Dundee and Edinburgh) during Design in Action Chiasma, in ... «Brave New Coin, Jun 15»
4
RBS Trials Ripple as Part of £3.5 Billion Tech Revamp
... its Edinburgh TSC also housed a so-called 'Chiasma' where teams could win up to £20,000 to prototype business ideas related to the new ... «CoinDesk, Jun 15»
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Celyad, Chiasma hop aboard Europe to Nasdaq express in bid to …
Celyad and Chiasma have joined the growing list of European biotechs to barrel into Wall Street in search of dollars. The companies are ... «FierceBiotech, Jun 15»
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Chiasma seeks US FDA marketing approval for octreotide to treat …
Chiasma, Inc., a US privately held biopharma company, has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration ... «pharmabiz.com, Jun 15»
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Chiasma files for $86m Nasdaq IPO
Just three months after raising $70 million in a private placement, pharmaceutical company Chiasma has filed with the US Securities and ... «Globes, Jun 15»
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Chiasma Submits New Drug Application to U.S. FDA for Octreotide …
NEWTON, Mass. and JERUSALEM, June 15, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chiasma, Inc., a U.S. privately held biopharma company, today announced ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
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Chiasma Strengthens Management Team with Announcement of …
NEWTON, Mass. and JERUSALEM, May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Chiasma, Inc., a U.S. privately held biopharma company developing octreotide capsules for ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
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Chiasma Announces New Data for Investigational Octreotide …
NEWTON, Massachusetts and JERUSALEM, May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Chiasma, Inc., a U.S. privately held biopharma company developing octreotide ... «PR Newswire UK, May 15»

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