Genetic disease

/dʒɛnˈɛtɪk dɪzˈiːz/

/dʒɛnˈɛɾɪk dɪzˈiːz/

[noun]

Genetic disease

[NOUN]

a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically

synonyms : congenital disease

Examples

1. Cancer is a genetic disease.

2. Both suffered from genetic diseases.

3. Outside of weightlifting competitions, creatine also can help people with muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease that causes progressive muscle loss and weakness.

4. And like many rare genetic diseases, it has no cure.

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