syn·i·ze·sis /ˌsɪnəˈzisəs/
Syn·i·ze·sis n.
1. Med. An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.
2. Gram. A contraction of two syllables into one; synecphonesis.
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synizesis
n : the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus
during the prophase of meiosis [syn: synezesis]