Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun monosomy

1 sense of monosomy

Sense 1
monosomy -- (chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number)
       => chromosomal aberration, chromosomal anomaly, chrosomal abnormality, chromosonal disorder -- (any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities)