synizesis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
    synezesis.

WordNet


Syn`i*ze"sis noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , fr. to sit together; with + to sit.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.
  2. (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.

Webster 1913