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.
a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in âHe went to the country, to the town went she.â. Origin of chiasmus. Greek. 1870-1875. 1870-75; < Greek chiasmÃ³s, equivalent to chi chi1 + -asmos masculine noun suffix, akin to -asma; see chiasma.