Synonyms & related words for chiasma

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of chiasma. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to chiasma

Explore words related to chiasma — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include decussation, chiasmus, chiastic, synapsis, commissure, parasynapsis, fovea, syndesis. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does chiasma come from?

The word chiasma breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root chiasma, from Greek chiasma (“crossing, marked with a chi (X)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.