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