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POLYGENIC DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
Synonyms:
polygenic disease; polygenic disorder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("polygenic disease" is a kind of...):
congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polygenic disease"):
diabetes (a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst)