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Genetic Abnormality (Noun)

Meaning

A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

  • Cystic fibrosis is a genetic abnormality that affects the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems by causing sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, pancreas, and other organs.
  • Down syndrome is a genetic abnormality caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21, resulting in intellectual and physical disabilities.
  • Huntington's disease is a rare genetic abnormality that causes progressive damage to the brain, leading to cognitive decline, motor dysfunction, and psychiatric problems.
  • Sickle cell anemia is a genetic abnormality that affects the production of hemoglobin, causing red blood cells to become misshapen and break down prematurely.
  • Tay-Sachs disease is a rare genetic abnormality that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to seizures, vision loss, and eventually death.

Synonyms

  • Inherited Disorder
  • Hereditary Disease
  • Inherited Disease
  • Genetic Disease
  • Genetic Defect
  • Congenital Disease
  • Hereditary Condition
  • Genetic Disorder

Hypernyms

  • Disease

Hyponyms

  • Dystrophy
  • Autosomal Dominant Disorder
  • Branched Chain Ketoaciduria
  • Maple Syrup Urine Disease
  • Oligodactyly
  • Autosomal Dominant Disease
  • Autosomal Recessive Disease
  • Lactase Deficiency
  • Achondroplasty
  • Albers-Schonberg Disease
  • Dwarfism
  • Hepatolenticular Degeneration
  • Polygenic Disease
  • Monogenic Disease
  • Inborn Error Of Metabolism
  • Autosomal Recessive Defect
  • Ichthyosis
  • Pachyderma
  • Polygenic Disorder
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis
  • Monogenic Disorder
  • Fanconi's Anaemia
  • 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
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