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Hereditary disease
/hɪɹˈɛdɪtəɹi dɪzˈiːz/
/hɪɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi dɪzˈiːz/Hereditary disease
01
a medical condition or disorder that is passed down from one generation to another through genes or genetic inheritance
hereditary disease
n
Example
The study focused on hereditary diseases that are prevalent in certain populations.
As a geneticist, she researched the genetic mutations that contribute to hereditary diseases in humans.
Genetic testing revealed that she was a carrier of a hereditary disease, which could potentially be passed on to her children.
