trisomy
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soʊ noun Pathology.
an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number.
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trisomy (ˈtraɪsəʊmɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 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 | |
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| trisomic | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
trisomy tri·so·my (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.
tri·so'mic adj.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| trisomy (trī-sō'mē, trī'sō'-) Pronunciation Key
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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Example sentences
In some rare cases, dubbed segmental trisomy, only a specific section of the chromosome is present in triplicate.
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