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What is the adjective for chiasm?

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chiasmic
  1. Relating to chiasma.
  2. Relating to chiasmus.
  3. Examples:
    1. “This chiasmic image of the subject's imperviousness suggests a sensory deprivation beyond sublimity, like that of abacinated anti-epistemology.”
      “In my own work I have invoked chiasmic depth as thin relief.”
chiasmal
  1. Relating to chiasma.
  2. Relating to chiasmus.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Repeat MRI revealed enlargement of the sellar mass with extension into the cavernous sinus bilaterally and significant chiasmal compression.”
chiasmatic
  1. Relating to the optic chiasma.
  2. Examples:
    1. “It is unclear why the chiasmatic systems in other Coleoptera are evolutionarily less stable than the achiasmatic system in tiger beetles.”
      “The most common sites of tuberculous meningitis are the sylvian fissure, the chiasmatic cistern, and the perimesencephalic cistern.”
      “In conclusion, Artaud's portrayals of Mexico have weaved a rich and chiasmatic tapestry with crisscrossing lines, images, angsts, and desires.”
chiastic
  1. Pertaining to chiasmus.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The whole presents a psalm which has a quantitative balance and a chiastic mirror-image structure.”
      “The narrative flow of the twin parables unfolds in a manner that reflects a chiastic formulation in the repetition of their themes.”
      “Simon looks at chiastic elements in the book, and considers the date of Jonah's composition.”
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