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- [trahy-soh-mee]
- /ˈtraɪ soʊ mi/
- /trˈaɪsəmi/
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- [trahy-soh-mee]
- /ˈtraɪ soʊ mi/
Definitions of trisomy word
- noun trisomy an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number. 1
- noun trisomy the condition of having one chromosome of the set represented three times in an otherwise diploid organism, cell, etc. Trisomy of chromosome 21 results in Down's syndrome 0
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Origin of trisomy
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; tri- + -some3 + -y3
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Parts of speech for Trisomy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trisomy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trisomy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with trisomy
- what is trisomy 18?
- what is trisomy?
- what is trisomy 21?
- what is trisomy 13?
- what does trisomy mean?
- what is a trisomy?
- what causes trisomy 18?
- what causes trisomy 21?
- why is down syndrome also known as trisomy 21?
- what is trisomy 13 18 and 21?
- what is trisomy 18 and 13?
- what is down syndrome trisomy 21?
- a person with trisomy has how many chromosomes?
- how does trisomy 21 occur?
- trisomy 13 what is it?
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