chiasma
chiasma — 名詞
- chiasmasingular
- chiasmasplural
1. a point where two body parts, such as nerve pathways, cross each other and make
交叉；視交叉
身體構造呈 X 形交會之處
a point where two body parts, such as nerve pathways, cross each other and make a shape like a capital X. The best-known one sits in the brain, where the nerves from the left and right eyes meet.
Arjun pointed to the chiasma on the diagram, where two nerves cross.
Arjun 指著圖上兩條神經交會的交叉處。
chiasma + where-clause naming the crossing point
The nerves from both eyes meet at the optic chiasma inside the brain.
來自雙眼的神經在腦內的視交叉處會合。
collocation: optic chiasma
On Yuna's brain model, the chiasma looks like a small letter X.
在 Yuna 的大腦模型上，交叉處看起來像一個小小的字母 X。
chiasma looks like a letter X
Before the lesson, Ziad drew the chiasma as two lines crossing in the middle.
上課前，Ziad 把交叉處畫成兩條在中間交會的線。
Romi's teacher explained that the nerves from both eyes cross at the chiasma.
Romi 的老師解釋，來自雙眼的神經會在交叉處交會。
- optic chiasma
- chiasma distribution
- chiasm
a shorter form with the same anatomical meaning
- decussation
another term for a crossing of body structures
用法筆記
Countable noun; the form 'optic chiasma' names the best-known example.
常見搭配
常用片語
- optic chiasma