Congenital Disease (Noun)
Meaning
A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Congenital diseases can have severe impacts on an individual's quality of life, as seen in the case of cystic fibrosis.
- Down syndrome is a well-known congenital disease that affects physical and intellectual development.
- Early diagnosis of congenital diseases such as thalassemia is crucial for proper management and treatment.
- A family history of congenital diseases increases the risk of a child inheriting a genetic disorder.
- Researchers have identified genetic mutations linked to certain congenital diseases, leading to new possibilities for prevention and treatment.
Synonyms
- Inherited Disorder
- Hereditary Disease
- Inherited Disease
- Genetic Disease
- Genetic Abnormality
- Genetic Defect
- Hereditary Condition
- Genetic Disorder
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Dystrophy
- Autosomal Dominant Disorder
- Branched Chain Ketoaciduria
- Maple Syrup Urine Disease
- Oligodactyly
- Autosomal Dominant Disease
- Autosomal Recessive Disease
- Lactase Deficiency
- Achondroplasty
- Marble Bones Disease
- Albers-Schonberg Disease
- Dwarfism
- Hepatolenticular Degeneration
- Polygenic Disease
- Monogenic Disease
- Inborn Error Of Metabolism
- Milk Intolerance
- Autosomal Recessive Defect
- Ichthyosis
- Pachyderma
- Congenital Pancytopenia
- Polygenic Disorder
- Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Monogenic Disorder
- Fanconi's Anaemia
- Osteosclerosis Congenita
- Spielmeyer-Vogt Disease
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Oligodontia
- Lactose Intolerance
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Fanconi's Anemia
- Congenital Afibrinogenemia
- Nevoid Elephantiasis
- Wilson's Disease
- McArdle's Disease
- Achondroplasia
- Chondrodystrophy
- Porphyria
- Hyperbetalipoproteinemia
- Juvenile Amaurotic Idiocy
- Osteopetrosis
- Nanism
- Abetalipoproteinemia
- Congenital Megacolon
- Otosclerosis