Definition of Chiasmi

1. Noun. (plural of chiasmus) ¹

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Definition of Chiasmi

1. chiasmus [n] - See also: chiasmus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chiasmi

chiaroscuros
chias
chiasm
chiasma
chiasma opticum
chiasma syndrome
chiasma tendinum
chiasmal
chiasmapexy
chiasmas
chiasmata
chiasmatic
chiasmatic cistern
chiasmatic groove
chiasmatic sulcus
chiasmi (current term)
chiasmic
chiasms
chiasmus
chiastic
chiastobasidial
chiastolite
chiaus
chiaused
chiauses
chiausing
chiavennite
chib
chibbed
chibbing

Literary usage of Chiasmi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. In panegyricos Latinos studia grammatica et critica by Robert Novák (1901)
"Tum de chiasmi usu quaedam videntur ... 47 (314, 21) et utrumque simul vidi; vidi ilium principis patrem. illi chiasmi ... Altero loco illam chiasmi formam ..."

2. A Handbook of the diseases of the eye and their treatment by Henry Rosborough Swanzy (1897)
"Ch. chiasmi. Tr. sod Tr. Optic tracts. RCC and LCC Right and left cortical centers. M. and M. Macular fibers. P. and P. Peripheral fibers. 1. ..."

3. Synopsis of the Fishes of North America by David Starr Jordan, Charles Henry Gilbert (1883)
"Arterial bulb with a pair of opposite valves; optic nerves not forming a chiasmi (Series TELEOSTEI.'— c. Air-bladder (if present) connected by an air-duct ..."

4. A Text-book of medicine for students and practitioners by Adolf von Strümpell, Frederick Cheever Shattuck (1887)
"L represents the left eye, and R the right, Ch the optic chiasmi), where as is now certain some of the ..."

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