dis|junc|tion — «dihs JUHNGK shuhn», noun. 1. the act of disjoining. 2. the state of being disjoined; separation. 3. Logic. a) the relation between the terms of a disjunctive proposition. b) a disjunctive proposition … Useful english dictionary
non|dis|junc|tion — «NON dihs JUHNGK shuhn», noun. the failure of a pair of chromosomes to separate and go to different cells when the cell divides … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
junc — ab·junc·tion; ad·junc·tion; ad·junc·tive; cer·a·to·con·junc·ti·vi·tis; con·junc·tion; con·junc·tion·al; con·junc·ti·va; con·junc·ti·vi·tis; con·junc·ture; dis·junc·tiv·i·ty; dis·junc·tor; in·junc·tion; in·ter·junc·tion; junc; junc·tion·al;… … English syllables
disjunction — dis|junc|tion [dısˈdʒʌŋkʃən] n dis|junc|ture [dısˈdʒʌŋktʃə US ər] [C usually singular] formal a difference between two things that you would expect to be in agreement ▪ a disjunction between the skills taught in schools and the skills demanded by … Dictionary of contemporary English
disjunction — dis|junc|tion [ dıs dʒʌŋkʃn ] noun count or uncount VERY FORMAL lack of a connection between things that should be connected … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disjunction — dis•junc•tion [[t]dɪsˈdʒʌŋk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined: a disjunction between thought and action[/ex] 2) cvb pho a) pho a compound statement that is true only if at least one of a number of alternatives… … From formal English to slang
Nondisjunction — Failure of paired chromosomes to disjoin (separate) during cell division so that both chromosomes go to one daughter cell and none to the other. Nondisjunction causes errors in chromosome number such as trisomy 21 (Down s syndrome) and monosomy X … Medical dictionary
disjunction — The normal separation of pairs of chromosomes at the anaphase stage of meiosis I or II. [dis + L. junctio, a joining, fr. jungo, pp. junctum, to join] * * * dis·junc·tion dis jəŋ(k) shən n the separation of chromosomes or chromatids during… … Medical dictionary