trisomic

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adjective

tri·so·mic (ˈ)trī-ˈsō-mik

: relating to, caused by, or characterized by trisomy

trisomic cells

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noun

: a trisomic individual

trisomy

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noun

tri·so·my ˈtrī-ˌsō-mē

plural trisomies

: the condition (as in Down syndrome) of having one or a few chromosomes triploid in an otherwise diploid set

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