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trisomy

/ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
tri-somy
IPA
/ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From trisome + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

trisomies (plural)

Phrases

full trisomy partial trisomy primary trisomy secondary trisomy tertiary trisomy trisomy 16 trisomy 18 trisomy 21

Frequently Paired Words

disomy monosomy polysomy tetrasomy

Questions

How do you pronounce trisomy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/.
What does trisomy mean?
The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.
Where does trisomy come from?
From trisome + -y.

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