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.
chiasma chiÂ·asÂ·ma (kÄ«-Äz'mÉ) or chiÂ·asm (kÄ«'Äz'Ém) n. pl. or chiÂ·asÂ·mas, chiÂ·asÂ·maÂ·ta (-mÉ-tÉ), chiÂ·asÂ·ms. A crossing or intersection of two tracts, as of nerves or ligaments.