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congenital disease vs autosomal recessive disease

autosomal recessive disease vs congenital disease

congenital disease and autosomal recessive disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
congenital disease Yes No No No
autosomal recessive disease Yes No No No
As nouns, autosomal recessive disease is a hyponym of congenital disease; that is, autosomal recessive disease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than congenital disease:
  • congenital disease: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
  • autosomal recessive disease: a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
congenital disease (noun) autosomal recessive disease (noun)
a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
Difference between congenital disease and autosomal recessive disease

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