Genetic Disease (Noun)
Meaning
A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Huntington's disease is a devastating genetic disease that affects one in every 10,000 people worldwide.
- Cystic fibrosis is a common genetic disease that affects children and young adults, causing severe respiratory problems.
- The researchers spent years studying the genetic disease that had afflicted the family for generations.
- Tay-Sachs disease is a rare and fatal genetic disease that is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase A.
- Some genetic diseases can be screened for during prenatal testing, giving parents the option to prepare for the possibility of a child with special needs.
Synonyms
- Inherited Disorder
- Hereditary Disease
- Inherited Disease
- Genetic Abnormality
- Genetic Defect
- Congenital Disease
- Hereditary Condition
- Genetic Disorder
Hyponyms
- Dystrophy
- Autosomal Dominant Disorder
- Congenital Pancytopenia
- Branched Chain Ketoaciduria
- Fanconi's Anaemia
- Osteosclerosis Congenita
- Lactase Deficiency
- Achondroplasty
- Marble Bones Disease
- Albers-Schonberg Disease
- Polygenic Disease
- Monogenic Disease
- Wilson's Disease
- Chondrodystrophy
- Milk Intolerance
- Autosomal Recessive Defect
- Juvenile Amaurotic Idiocy
- Pachyderma
- Nanism
- Congenital Megacolon