- syndeses
- n. synapsis, pairing of chromosomes during the first stages of meiosis (Biology)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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syndesis — /sin deuh sis, sin dee /, n., pl. syndeses / seez , seez/. Cell Biol. synapsis (def. 1). [ < NL < Gk sýndesis equiv. to syn SYN + désis a binding together, equiv. to de (s. of deîn to bind) + sis SIS] * * * … Universalium
syndesis — [sin′də sis] n. pl. syndeses [sin′dəsēz΄] [ModL < Gr, a binding together < syndein, to tie up: see SYNDETIC] 1. the state of being bound, linked, or connected together 2. SYNAPSIS (sense 1) … English World dictionary
syndesis — n. (pl. syndeses) Biol. = SYNAPSIS 2. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk syndesis binding together f. sundeo bind together … Useful english dictionary
