I. -ˌtīp noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary kary- + type; probably originally formed as French caryotype
1. : the sum of the specific characteristics of a cell nucleus including chromosome number, form, size, and points of spindle-fiber attachment
2. : a diagrammatic representation of a physical karyotype
• kar·yo·typ·ic |karēō|tipik or kar·yo·typ·i·cal -pə̇kəl adjective
II. transitive verb
Etymology: karyotype , noun
: to determine or analyze the karyotype of
karyotyped a newborn infant