'Synizesis' definitions:
Definition of 'synizesis'
(from WordNet)
noun
The contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis [syn: synizesis, synezesis]
Definition of 'Synizesis'
From: GCIDE
- Synizesis \Syn`i*ze"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to sit together; sy`n with + ? to sit.]
- 1. (Med.) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis. [1913 Webster]