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polysomaty

noun poly·so·ma·ty \ ˌpäl-i-ˈsō-mət-ē \

medical Definition of polysomaty

plural polysomaties

: the replication in somatic cells of the chromosome number through division of chromosomes without subsequent nuclear division

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polysomatic

play \-sō-ˈmat-ik\ adjective

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