Associations to the word «Trisomy»

Wiktionary

TRISOMY, noun. (cytology) The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.
TRISOMY 21, noun. The presence of three copies of the 21st chromosome in the karyotype.

Dictionary definition

TRISOMY, noun. Chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley