genetic disorder

Noun

Meaning

a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

genetic disease hereditary disease inherited disease inherited disorder congenital disease genetic abnormality genetic defect hereditary condition cystic fibrosis congenital disorder achondroplastic fibrous dysplasia Coffin-Lowry syndrome inherited condition adult congenital disease
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Antonyms

acquired disorder non-hereditary disease acquired illness acquired disease

Hypernyms

disease

Hyponyms

ichthyosis dystrophy dwarfism muscular dystrophy porphyria otosclerosis

Examples

The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold. Ike Skelton

Close letter words and terms

genetic disability genetic disease genetic diseases genetic disorders genetic diversity genetic drift