Synonyms for "chiasma" (4 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

chiasm

Strong matches (1)

cross section

Related words (2)

Noun(1 words)

decussation

intersection

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

anatomical structurebodily structurebody structurecomplex body partstructure

Related terms

1 entries

chiasmus

derived

2 entries

optic chiasmaprechiasmal

has context

3 entries

anatomycytologygenetics

is a

2 entries

partstructure

related to

8 entries

chromatidchromosomecontactcrossingligamentmeiosisnervepoint

Translations

5 translations across 4 languages.

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Hungarian

1 entries

• kiazma noun (the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis)

Persian

2 entries

• چلیپا noun (the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis)
• کیازما noun (the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis)

Spanish

1 entries

• quiasma noun (the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis)

Tagalog

1 entries

• sulingkap noun (the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis)

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