Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carrier screening

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: car-ri-er screen-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

clinical genetic testing of prospective parents aimed at detecting genetic mutations which could effect their children

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Carrier screening, which tests would-be parents for hidden genetic mutations that might affect their children, initially involved testing for specific genes in at-risk populations."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does carrier screening mean?: clinical genetic testing of prospective parents aimed at detecting genetic mutations which could effect their children

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