enfermedad genética

Definitions of enfermedad genética
  1. noun
    a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
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    distrofia muscular
    any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
    enanismo
    a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
    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
    fibrosis quística
    the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
    anemia hemolítica, talasemia
    an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
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    enfermedad
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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