TRISOMY

mongolism, mongolianism, Down's syndrome, Down syndrome, trisomy

(noun) a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation

trisomy

(noun) chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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

• disomy

• monosomy

Anagrams

• Toryism

Source: Wiktionary



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20 April 2025

SALAD

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