TRISOMY


Meaning of TRISOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrī-ˌsō-mē ]

noun

( plural -mies )

Etymology: tri- + -some (III) + -y (II)

Date: 1930

: the condition (as in Down syndrome) of having one or a few chromosomes triploid in an otherwise diploid set

• tri·so·mic (ˌ)trī-ˈsō-mik adjective or noun

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