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What is a chiasm?

What is a chiasm? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Alternative form of chiasma
  2. Alternative form of chiasmus
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By compressing the underside of the optic chiasm, these tumours cause visual deficits, and they raise the intracranial pressure through compression of the hypothalamus and third ventricle.
The SCN, located in the hypothalamus just above the optic chiasm, controls a person's circadian rhythm.
The optic nerve extending from the posterior aspect of the eye to the optic chiasm is really not a nerve at all.
Visual defects occurred in some, secondary to pressure in the area of the optic chiasm from associated hydrocephalus.
Pressure on the optic chiasm can result in visual defects or even blindness.
Further studies show that EphB1 expressed restrictedly in ventrotemporal RGCs and epherin-B2 located specifically in the chiasm midline.

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