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 Definitions of optic chiasma  [ˈɒp tɪ kəl]  

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Definition of 'optic chiasma' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) optic chiasma
a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.

Etymology:  (1870–75)

Definition of 'optic chiasma' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) optic chiasma, optic chiasm, chiasma opticum
the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain

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