trisomic
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tri·so·my
(trī-sō′mē, trī′sō′-)n. pl. tri·so·mies
The condition of having three copies of a given chromosome in each somatic cell rather than the normal number of two.
tri′some′ n.
tri·so′mic adj.
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Translations
tri·so·mic
a. trisómico-a, caracterizado por trisomía.
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