'Chiasmal' definitions:
Definition of 'chiasmal'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to a chiasm [syn: chiasmal, chiasmic, chiasmatic]
Definition of 'Chiasmal'
From: GCIDE
- Chiasm \Chi"asm\ (k[imac]"[a^]z'm), Chiasma \Chi*as"ma\ (k[-i]*[a^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. chi`asma two lines placed crosswise, fr. ? to mark with a [chi].] (Anat.) A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves. -- {Chi*as"mal}, a.. [1913 Webster] chiasmatic chiasmal
Definition of 'chiasmal'
From: GCIDE
- chiasmal \chiasmal\ chiasmatic \chiasmatic\ chiasmic \chiasmic\adj. of or pertaining to a chiasma. [WordNet 1.5]