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GENETIC SCREENING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease
Example:
genetic screening of infants for phenylketonuria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("genetic screening" is a kind of...):
screening (testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics)