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CHIASMA OPTICUM

Dictionary entry overview: What does chiasma opticum mean?

• CHIASMA OPTICUM (noun)
The noun CHIASMA OPTICUM has 1 sense:

1. the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain

Familiarity information: CHIASMA OPTICUM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHIASMA OPTICUM (noun)

Sense 1

chiasma opticum ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

chiasma opticum; optic chiasm; optic chiasma

Hypernyms ("chiasma opticum" is a kind of...):

chiasm; chiasma; decussation (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)

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