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monosomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
mono-somy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From monosome + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

monosomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

aneuploidy monosomic trisomy

Questions

What does monosomy mean?
A genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.
Where does monosomy come from?
From monosome + -y.

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