Term: abnormality –ies (See chromosomal abnormality)
Gramatical category: s
Definition: Rearrangement (deletion, duplication, inversion or translocation), or presence of an altered number of chromosomes (aneuploidy and polyploidy).
Context: The first evidence in vivo came from the analysis of replication timing of human chromosome 22 carrying a chromosomal abnormality frequently observed in pathologies such as cancer or genetic diseases.
Notes: Frequently replaced by the form “Chromosomal abnormality” in specialized contexts”. In lesser specialized texts the form “abnormality” has a general meaning (altered situation).