Meanings
noungenetic disorder (plural genetic disorders)
plural genetic disorders
- Any medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes.
A female and two males, all young, all fertile, two afflicted with the genetic disorder.
1989, Octavia E. Butler, “Part III, Chapter 7”, in Imago, page 211
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Similar
genetic diseasegenetic abnormalitygenetic defectcongenital diseaseinherited diseaseinherited disorderhereditary diseasehereditary condition
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Hungarian genetikai rendellenesség, genetikai betegség
- genetikai rendellenességany medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes
- genetikai betegségany medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes
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Chicago
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