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.
1. chiasm-an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X. chiasma, decussation. anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure-a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; he has good bone structure.