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CHIASMAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a chiasm

Synonyms:

chiasmal; chiasmatic; chiasmic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Pertainym:

chiasma (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)

Derivation:

chiasm (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)

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