Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperdiploidy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-diploidy
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being hyperdiploid; hyperploidy in diploid organisms (including humans).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In this issue of Blood, Dastugue and colleagues report their findings examining the impact of hyperdiploidy on the outcome of children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Since the 1980s, it has been appreciated that 25% to 30% of B-cell ALL cases have a “high” hyperdiploid karyotype (generally defined as >50-67 chromosomes) and that this subset has an unusually good prognosis (reviewed by Paulsson and Johansson)."

Etymology

From hyper- + diploidy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hyperdiploidies (plural)

Antonyms

hypodiploidy

Questions

What does hyperdiploidy mean?: The state of being hyperdiploid; hyperploidy in diploid organisms (including humans).
Where does hyperdiploidy come from?: From hyper- + diploidy.

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