trisomy

trisomy

English

Etymology

From trisome +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/

Noun

trisomy (countable and uncountable, plural trisomies)

1. (cytology) The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.

Coordinate terms

• disomy
• monosomy

Translations

three copies of a chromosome

French: trisomie (fr) f

Icelandic: þrístæða f

Anagrams

• Toryism