Drug therapy is warranted for many dogs with liver disease. Glucocorticoids (âsteroidsâ) have been used to prolong survival times in dogs with liver disease due to their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, although their use and appropriate dosage protocols are somewhat controversial.
chiasma. pl. chiasmata [L., Gr.] chiasm; in genetics, the points at which members of a chromosome pair are in contact during the prophase of meiosis and because of which recombination, or crossing over, occurs on separation.
Chiasmus (from Greek, cross or x): A literary scheme involving a specific inversion of word order. It involves taking parallelism and deliberately turning it inside out, creating a crisscross pattern. For example,, consider the chiasmus that follows: By day the frolic, and the dance by night..