genetic abnormality

Noun

Meaning

a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

achondroplasia genetic disorder chondrodystrophy genetic disease hereditary disease inherited disease inherited disorder congenital disease genetic defect hereditary condition

Hypernyms

disease

Hyponyms

ichthyosis dystrophy dwarfism muscular dystrophy porphyria otosclerosis

Examples

I had a second trimester abortion. I was pregnant with a much-wanted child who was diagnosed with a genetic abnormality. I made a choice to terminate the pregnancy. It was my third pregnancy, and I was very obviously showing. More important, I could feel the baby move. Ayelet Waldman

Close letter words and terms

genetic genetic aberration genetic abnormalities genetic adaptation genetic adjustment genetic affliction