Kazakh-English Electronic Explanatory Dictionary of Ophthalmology Terms
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Chiasm

A crossing; especially the crossing of the fibers of the optic nerve (optic commissure).

Source: Ophthalmic Dictionary including pronunciation, derivation and definition of the words used in Optometry and Ophthalmology by James J. Lewis, Oph. D. Professor of Optometry in the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago.