chromosomal abnormality
1XYY chromosomal abnormality defense — A legal theory that holds that a defendant s XYY chromosomal abnormality is a condition that should relieve him or her of legal responsibility for his or her criminal act. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. XYY chromosomal …
2Chromosomal translocation — of the 4th and 20th chromosome. In genetics, a chromosome translocation is a chromosome abnormality caused by rearrangement of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes. A gene fusion may be created when the translocation joins two otherwise… …
3chromosomal disorder — Syndrome caused by chromosome abnormality. Normally, humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, including one pair of sex chromosomes. Any variation from this pattern causes abnormalities. A chromosome may be duplicated (trisomy) or absent (monosomy);… …
4chromosomal aberration — noun any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities • Syn: ↑chromosomal anomaly, ↑chrosomal abnormality, ↑chromosonal disorder • Hypernyms: ↑aberrance, ↑aberrancy, ↑aberration, ↑ …
5chromosomal anomaly — noun any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities • Syn: ↑chromosomal aberration, ↑chrosomal abnormality, ↑chromosonal disorder • Hypernyms: ↑aberrance, ↑aberrancy, ↑aberration, ↑ …
6chromosomal aberration — Genetics. any irregularity or abnormality of chromosome distribution, number, structure, or arrangement. Cf. deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation. * * * …
7Congenital abnormality — Congenital Anomaly Classification and external resources ICD 10 Chapter Q MeSH D000013 …
8Chromosome abnormality — The three major single chromosome mutations; deletion (1), duplication (2) and inversion (3) …
9chrosomal abnormality — noun any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities • Syn: ↑chromosomal aberration, ↑chromosomal anomaly, ↑chromosonal disorder • Hypernyms: ↑aberrance, ↑aberrancy, ↑aberration, ↑ …
10syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
