Synizesis \Syn`i*ze"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to sit
together; sy`n with + ? to sit.]
1. (Med.) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.
2. (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one;
synecphonesis.
synizesis
n : the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus
during the prophase of meiosis [syn: {synezesis}]