What does "autosome" mean?

Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.

What is a synonym for "autosome"?

Common synonyms include: chromosome, somatic chromosome.

/ˈɔtəˌsoʊm/ noun

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Noun

1
Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
"Autosoma (or autosome), the usual or non-aberrant chromosomes, called by me previously ordinary chromosomes."
2
any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa wordnet

"Autosoma (or autosome), the usual or non-aberrant chromosomes, called by me previously ordinary chromosomes."

From auto- + -some, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).