Hereditary disease

Introduction: Hereditary disease

Description of Hereditary disease

Hereditary disease: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Hereditary disease: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hereditary disease:

• Hereditary
• Hereditary disorder
• Disorder
• Inherited
• Inherited disease
• Inherited disorder

Terms associated with Hereditary disease:

Terms Similar to Hereditary disease:

• genetic disease
• genetic disorder
• genetic abnormality
• genetic defect
• congenital disease
• inherited disease
• inherited disorder
• hereditary condition

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Hereditary disease:

• 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

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Hereditary disease

• disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Hereditary disease

The following list attempts to classify Hereditary disease into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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