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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis;
[syn: synizesis, synezesis]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   2. (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one;
      synecphonesis.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

synizesis
    n 1: the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the
         nucleus during the prophase of meiosis [syn: synizesis,
         synezesis]