noun
an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
• Syn: ↑monogenic disorder
• Hypernyms:
↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital disease, ↑inherited disease, ↑inherited disorder, ↑hereditary disease, ↑hereditary condition
• Hyponyms:
↑severe combined immunodeficiency, ↑severe combined immunodeficiency disease, ↑SCID, ↑cystic fibrosis, ↑CF, ↑fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, ↑pancreatic fibrosis, ↑mucoviscidosis, ↑Gaucher's disease, ↑Huntington's chorea, ↑Huntington's disease, ↑Hurler's syndrome, ↑Hurler's disease, ↑gargoylism, ↑dysostosis multiplex, ↑lipochondrodystrophy, ↑neurofibromatosis, ↑von Recklinghausen's disease, ↑sickle-cell anemia, ↑sickle-cell anaemia, ↑sickle-cell disease, ↑crescent-cell anemia, ↑crescent-cell anaemia, ↑drepanocytic anemia, ↑drepanocytic anaemia, ↑Tay-Sachs disease, ↑Tay-Sachs, ↑Sachs disease, ↑infantile amaurotic idiocy, ↑thalassemia, ↑thalassaemia, ↑Mediterranean anemia, ↑Mediterranean anaemia, ↑familial hypercholesterolemia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.