Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genetic disorder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: ge-net-ic dis-or-der
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes.

Example Sentences

"A female and two males, all young, all fertile, two afflicted with the genetic disorder."

Inflected Forms

genetic disorders (plural)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does genetic disorder mean?: Any medical condition that is directly caused by an abnormality in the genes.

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