Chiasm

[kaiæzәm]

Definition

(n.) Alt. of Chiasma

Typed by Laverne

Definition

n. (anat.) a decussation or intersection esp. that of the optic nerves—also Chias′ma.—n. Chias′mus (rhet.) contrast by parallelism in reverse order as 'Do not live to eat but eat to live.'—adj. Chias′tic.

Typist: Ollie