telocentric
adjective
telo·cen·tric ˌte-lə-ˈsen-trik 
ˌtē-
: having the centromere terminally situated so that there is only one chromosomal arm
a telocentric chromosome
telocentric noun
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary tel- + centromere + -ic
First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
telocentric 1 of 2
adjective
telo·cen·tric ˌtel-ə-ˈsen-trik ˌtēl-
ˌtēl- : having the centromere terminally situated so that there is only one chromosomal arm
telocentric chromosomes
compare acrocentric, metacentric telocentric
2 of 2noun
: a telocentric chromosome