chiasm
Nerve fibers crossing
A chiasm is a crossing or intersection of two structures, especially in anatomy where nerve fibers cross from one side of the body to the other.
The optic chiasm is where the optic nerves partially cross before reaching the brain.
In rhetoric, chiasm (or chiasmus) is a figure of speech that reverses the order of words in parallel phrases: Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.
Resembling crossed lines
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- crossPass from side to side
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- junctionPoint where things meet
convergence · interweave · lattice · overlap · diagonal · symmetry · bilateral · mirror
Genre-blending work or transition
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- homologousHaving shared evolutionary origin
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
exchange · bivalent · tetrad · linkage · heredity · alleles · loci · segregation
Of the eye
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- visualOf or concerning sight
brain · hypothalamus · midline · tract · pathway · neuroanatomy · retina · hemisphere
X-shaped
Resembling crossed lines
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- crossPass from side to side
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
junction · convergence · interweave · lattice · overlap · diagonal · symmetry · bilateral · mirror · pattern
crossover
Genre-blending work or transition
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- homologousHaving shared evolutionary origin
chromosomes · exchange · bivalent · tetrad · linkage · heredity · alleles · loci · segregation · variation
optic
Of the eye
visual · brain · hypothalamus · midline · tract · pathway · neuroanatomy · retina · hemisphere · bilateral
parallelism
Matching structural elements
repetition · syntax · phrase · clause · wordplay · balance · contrast · Kennedy · Shakespeare · epigram
chiasmparallelism
Matching structural elements
parallel lines · straight path · anaphora · uncrossed · direct route