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genetic disorder

genetic disorder noun: any medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes.

Noun

genetic disorder (plural genetic disorders)

  1. Any medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes.
    • A female and two males, all young, all fertile, two afflicted with the genetic disorder.1989, Octavia E. Butler, “Part III, Chapter 7”, in Imago, page 211

Forms of genetic disorder

pluralgenetic disorders

Questions about genetic disorder

What does genetic disorder mean?
Genetic disorder means any medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes.
What part of speech is genetic disorder?
Genetic disorder is a noun.
What is the plural of genetic disorder?
The plural of genetic disorder is genetic disorders.

Words near genetic disorder in the dictionary

  1. genetic code
  2. genetic codes
  3. genetic dead end
  4. genetic dead ends
  5. genetic determinism
  6. genetic disorder
  7. genetic disorders
  8. genetic diversity
  9. genetic drift
  10. genetic drifts
  11. genetic engineer

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