trisomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce trisomy in British English:
UK ['traɪsəʊmɪ]
How to pronounce trisomy in American English:
US ['traɪˌsoʊmi]
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- Noun:
- chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
Word Origin
- trisomy (n.)
- 1930, from trisome (from tri- + ending from chromosome) + -y (4).
Example
- 1. Nasal bone assessment in prenatal screening for trisomy 21 .
- 2. Most pregnancies will result in miscarriage . While there are some that will survive to term , over 99 % of live born babies with trisomy 13 will die within the first week .