n.1. generally, experiences (e.g., perceptions, memories, thoughts, volitions) of which one is unaware but that exist in the fringe of consciousness. See divided consciousness; unity of consciousness. 2. in cases of dissociative identity disorder, a person’s sense of having access to coexisting, distinct personalities. —coconsciousadj.
[described by U.S. physician Morton Prince (1854–1929), who preferred coconscious to the term subconscious]
any disorder of structure, function, or both that is associated with the complete or partial absence of a sex chromosome or with the presence of extra sex chromosomes. Examples of such disorders are Klinefelter’s syndrome, XYY syndrome, and Turner syndrome.