SYNIZESIS

synizesis, synezesis

(noun) the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

synizesis (countable and uncountable, plural synizeses)

(poetry) A poetic figure of speech in which two consecutive vowel sounds in the same word are pronounced as a single phoneme so that certain words adhere to a particular poetic meter.

(prosody) The pronunciation of two separate vowels as a single one.

(medicine) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.

(biology) Dense clumping of chromosomes on one side of the nucleus, sometimes occurring prior to cell division.

Source: Wiktionary

Syn`i*ze"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. (Med.)

Definition: An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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