genetic disorder
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- noun
- /dʒəˈnɛtɪk dɪsˈɔrdər/
- Specialized
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trastorno genético
- Some cases have been linked with genetic disorders such as Down syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, and Pierre Robin syndrome.
- linked genetic disorders
- sex-linked genetic disorder
- serious genetic disorders
with brain injuries, with rare genetic disorders, with Vertigo, tinnitus, all kidney failure.
- with brain injuries, with rare genetic disorders, with Vertigo, tinnitus, all kidney failure.
Examples
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I pressed doctors for information about his genetic disorder, and they were rightly evasive.
Blog text (14) -
Turner's syndrome, a sex-linked genetic disorder, affects approximately 1 in 2,000 women.
Academic text (1990) -
I have a genetic disorder.
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When you were a baby, Charlotte started to show symptoms of a genetic disorder.
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Sometimes the information that is available regarding a specific genetic disorder is less than perfect and may not be definitive.
Academic text (2006) -
My son had a rare genetic disorder that caused his kidneys not to function properly.
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Help in adjusting to the personal or emotional impact of the genetic disorder was also a major focus.
Academic text (1990) -
My son has an uncommon genetic disorder that has very little impact on his day-to-day life.
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Of all the genetic disorders, cystic fibrosis is one of the better known to the general public.
Academic text (1990) -
Fourteen-year-old Nadiya suffers from a rare genetic disorder that causes life-threatening seizures, breathing problems, and other complications.
Synonyms
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A health problem caused by a change in a person's genes that can be passed from parents
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A health problem from a change in someone's genes often passed from parents
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A change in a person's genes that causes a disease
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A disease passed from parents to their children through genes
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A disease passed from parents to children through genes
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A health problem parents can pass to their children through genes
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A disease parents pass to their children in their genes
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A health condition caused by a change in chromosomes that can affect the body or mind
A genetic condition caused when a child gets two faulty copies of the same gene on a non-sex chromosome
A disease that appears when a child gets two copies of a faulty gene on a non-sex chromosome
A disease that happens when one gene changes and parents pass that change to their child
A disease caused by a change in a single gene that a person inherits
A condition caused by a gene on a sex chromosome that affects males and females differently
A disease passed from parents caused by several genes acting together
An inherited disease caused by many genes, for example high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a disease caused by abnormalities in genes' is directly and compositionally derived from 'genetic' (pertaining to genes) + 'disorder' (a condition or illness). This is a literal, cross-linguistically common construction and will be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents, despite being somewhat technical.
Etymology
Genetic disorder links two simple ideas: genetic points to the body's tiny 'genes' that act like an instruction book, and disorder means something is not working right. So a genetic disorder is a health problem caused by a mistake in those 'genes', often 'inherited' from a parent, which is why the phrase means a disease passed down in a family.