Usually means: Crossing or intersection of elements.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word chiasm:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. chiasm: Merriam-Webster
  2. chiasm: Collins English Dictionary
  3. chiasm: Vocabulary.com
  4. chiasm: Wordnik
  5. chiasm: Wiktionary
  6. chiasm: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. chiasm: Dictionary.com
  8. Chiasm (anatomy), Chiasm (disambiguation), Chiasm (musical project), Chiasm: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Chiasm: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. chiasm: Rhymezone
  11. Chiasm: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. chiasm: FreeDictionary.org
  13. chiasm: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. Chiasm: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chiasm-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chiasm: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. chiasm: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. chiasm: Medical Etymology Anatomy
  5. chiasm: Medical dictionary

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Postmodern Bible Dictionary (No longer online)

(Note: See chiasms as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Chiasm)

noun:  Alternative form of chiasma [(anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.]
noun:  Alternative form of chiasmus [(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.]

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