Synizesis Definition
sĭnĭ-zēsĭs
synizeses
noun
The contraction of two adjacent vowels into a single syllable, without the formation of a diphthong.
Webster's New World
The massing of the chromatin in meiosis during synapsis.
Webster's New World
(medicine) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- synezesis
Other Word Forms of Synizesis
Noun
Singular:
synizesis
Plural:
synizesesOrigin of Synizesis
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Late Latin synizēsis from Greek sunizēsis from sunizein to collapse sun- syn- hizein to settle down sed- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Ancient Greek Συνιζησις, a sitting together.
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