Hereditary Condition (Noun)
Meaning
A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The doctor explained that the patient's rare eye disease was a hereditary condition, and that family members should be screened for it.
- The risk of developing the hereditary condition increased with each successive generation, due to the accumulation of genetic mutations.
- After being diagnosed with a hereditary condition, the young woman felt a sense of anxiety about passing it on to her own children someday.
- Research has shown that some forms of heart disease are linked to specific genetic variants, suggesting that they may be hereditary conditions.
- The genetic counselor helped the family understand the implications of their hereditary condition and made recommendations for preventive measures.
Synonyms
- Inherited Disorder
- Hereditary Disease
- Inherited Disease
- Genetic Disease
- Genetic Abnormality
- Genetic Defect
- Congenital Disease
- 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