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hereditary disease, n.

a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
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congenital disease genetic abnormality genetic defect genetic disease genetic disorder hereditary condition hereditary disease inherited disease inherited disorder

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disease

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monogenic disorder, monogenic disease polygenic disorder, polygenic disease achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophy abetalipoproteinemia inborn error of metabolism Hirschsprung's disease, congenital megacolon mucopolysaccharidosis hyperbetalipoproteinemia ichthyosis maple syrup urine disease, branched chain ketoaciduria McArdle's disease muscular dystrophy, dystrophy oligodactyly oligodontia otosclerosis autosomal dominant disease, autosomal dominant disorder autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect Fanconi's anemia, Fanconi's anaemia, congenital pancytopenia Spielmeyer-Vogt disease, juvenile amaurotic idiocy congenital afibrinogenemia osteopetrosis, Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bones disease nevoid elephantiasis, pachyderma dwarfism, nanism lactose intolerance, lactase deficiency, milk intolerance porphyria hepatolenticular degeneration, Wilson's disease