Definition of karyotyping in English:
karyotyping
nounˈkarɪəʊtʌɪpɪŋˈkarēəˌtīpiNG
mass nounBiology Medicine The determination of a karyotype, e.g. to detect chromosomal abnormalities.
Example sentencesExamples
- Women's case notes were examined to identify indication for karyotyping, gestation at diagnosis, and outcome of pregnancy.
- A chromosome number of four was confirmed by cytological karyotyping.
- Unfortunately, invasive tests required to obtain tissue for fetal karyotyping (chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis) cause loss of the pregnancy in about 1% of cases.
- These deletions are also found in bronchogenic carcinomas, thus karyotyping does not differentiate mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma of the lung.
- Both the cases had no consistent abnormality confirmed by genomic karyotyping.