chromothripsis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) (referring to English chromo(some)) + θρίψις (thrípsis, “shattering into pieces”) (from τρίβω (tríbō, “I rub”). === Noun === chromothripsis (uncountable) (genetics, pathology) A multiple of chromosomal rearrangements that is associated with some cancers. ==== Related terms ==== chromothriptic