The state of a cell nucleus containing three or more haploid sets. Cells containing three, four, five, or six multiples are referred to, respectively, as triploid, tetraploid, pentaploid, or hexaploid. [poly- + G. ploides, in form]
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poly·ploi·dy (polґe-ploi″de) the state of being polyploid.Medical dictionary. 2011.