See Also: validate(dictionary)
validate(dictionary)
chromosomal gap(medicine)
chromosomal RNA(medicine)
chromosomal map(medicine)
Chromosomal(medicine)
Chromosomal abnormalities(health)
chromosomal region(medicine)
Chromosomal mosaicism(health)
genome, chromosomal(medicine)

Chromosomal abnormalities (health) and validate (iou)


Chromosomal abnormalities (health)


A problem with the chromosomes - either inherited or caused by a mutation - that leads to disorders such as Down syndrome. An estimated half of all first-trimester miscarriages are due to chromosomal abnormalities too severe for the fetus to live.





validate (iou)



validate verb trans. M17.
[medieval Latin validat- pa. ppl stem of validare render (legally) valid, from Latin validus: see VALID, -ATE3.]
Make or declare legally valid; confirm the validity of (an act, contract, deed, etc.); legalize. M17.
A. Alison Royal sanction..required to validate the acts of the legislature.
a. Lend force or validity to; confirm; ratify; substantiate. L18.
Gamut This fraud..could..have been an attempt to validate someone's theory of the evolutionary process. Nursing Times If a course is validated, it is officially..approved for a specified period.
b. Computing etc. Examine (data etc.) for incorrectness or bias; confirm or test the suitability of (a system, program, etc.). M20.
vali'dation noun M17.
validator noun a person who or thing which confirms the validity of something M20.