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trisomy

[ trahy-soh-mee ]
/ ˈtraɪ soʊ mi /
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noun Pathology.

an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number.

Nearby words

trisoctahedron, trisodium, trisodium phosphate, trisome, trisomic, trisomy, trisomy 13, trisomy 21 syndrome, trispast, trispermous, trisplanchnic

Origin of trisomy

First recorded in 1925–30; tri- + -some3 + -y3
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British Dictionary definitions for trisomy

trisomy

/ (ˈtraɪsəʊmɪ) /

noun

the condition of having one chromosome of the set represented three times in an otherwise diploid organism, cell, etc. Trisomy of chromosome 21 results in Down's syndrome

Derived Forms

trisomic (traɪˈsəʊmɪk), adjective

Word Origin for trisomy

C20: from tri- + (chromo) som (e) + -y ³
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Medicine definitions for trisomy

trisomy

[ trī-sō′mē, trī′sō′- ]

n.

The condition of having three copies of a given chromosome or chromosome segment in each somatic cell rather than the normal number of two.

Related forms

tri•so′mic adj.
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Science definitions for trisomy

trisomy

[ trī-sō′mē, trī′sō′- ]

The condition of having three copies of a given chromosome in each body cell rather than the normal number of two.
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