POLYSOMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does polysomy mean? 

• POLYSOMY (noun)
  The noun POLYSOMY has 1 sense:

1. congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells

  Familiarity information: POLYSOMY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYSOMY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("polysomy" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)