hereditary : Idioms & Phrases

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hereditary cerebellar ataxia

  • noun nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus
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hereditary condition

  • noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
    inherited disorder; genetic disorder; genetic disease; inherited disease; hereditary condition; congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect.
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hereditary disease

  • noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
    inherited disorder; genetic disorder; genetic disease; inherited disease; hereditary condition; congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect.
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hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy

  • noun a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
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hereditary pattern

  • noun (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
    inheritance.
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