trisomy

English

Etymology

From trisome +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/

Noun

trisomy (countable and uncountable, plural trisomies)

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

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

full trisomy
partial trisomy
primary trisomy
secondary trisomy
tertiary trisomy
trisomy 16
trisomy 18
trisomy 21
trisomy 22
trisomy 8
trisomy 9
trisomy X

Translations

three copies of a chromosome

Finnish: trisomia (fi)
French: trisomie (fr) f
German: Trisomie (de) f
Icelandic: þrístæða f

Anagrams

Toryism

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