Medical Definition of Lyonization

1. The inactivation of an X chromosome. One of the two x chromosomes in every cell in a female is randomly inactivated early in embryonic development. Named after geneticist mary lyon. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lyonization

lynxes
Lynx canadensis
Lynx caracal
Lynx lynx
Lynx pardina
Lynx rufus
lyo-
lyoenzyme
lyolysis
Lyon
Lyonia
Lyonia ligustrina
Lyonia lucida
Lyonia mariana
Lyonisation
lyonization (current term)
Lyonnais
lyonnaise
Lyonnaise sauce
Lyons
Lyon hypothesis
lyophil
lyophil
lyophile
lyophiled
lyophilic
lyophilic
lyophilic colloid
lyophilisate
lyophilisation

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