hereditary condition
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- noun
- /həˈrɛdɪˌtɛri kənˈdɪʃən/
- Specialized
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condición hereditaria
- The doctor explained that my persistent migraines might be a hereditary condition inherited from my parents.
- hereditary condition that causes
Examples
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A number of the people who wind up with diabetes are not able to do anything about it because this is a hereditary condition.
Blog text (26) -
He'd seen a case or two like mine before, and he wanted me to know it was strictly a "hereditary condition."
Fiction book (2000) -
A number of the people who wind up with diabetes are not able to do anything about it, mainly because this is really a hereditary condition.
Blog text (23) -
Hereditary conditions like cystic fibrosis, Huntington's disease, galactosemia, and hemophilia, just to name a few, already cause tremendous anguish for patients and families who are so afflicted.
Academic text (2001) -
A hereditary condition can be passed from one generation to the next, affecting many family members.
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People with a hereditary condition may need regular check-ups to manage their health effectively.
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 caused by changes in a person's genes that parents pass on
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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 disease parents pass to their children in their genes
A disease caused by a change in a single gene that a person inherits
A disease that appears when a child gets two copies of a faulty gene on a non-sex chromosome
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
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a disease or disorder passed from parent to child through genes' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hereditary' (genetically transmitted) + 'condition' (an illness). This modifier+head pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English compounding rules, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Hereditary condition compares a health problem to a family heirloom handed down from parent to child. So a hereditary condition is a disease that is 'passed down' in a family by 'genes'.