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synizesis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Synizesis \Syn`i*ze"sis\, n. [L., fr Gr ?, fr ? to sit together; sy`n with + ? to sit.] 1. (Med.) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye. 2. (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one synecphonesis. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: synizesis n : the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis [syn: {synezesis}]
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