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genetic disease vs polygenic disorder

polygenic disorder vs genetic disease

genetic disease and polygenic disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genetic disease Yes No No No
polygenic disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, polygenic disorder is a hyponym of genetic disease; that is, polygenic disorder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than genetic disease:
  • genetic disease: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
  • polygenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
genetic disease (noun) polygenic disorder (noun)
a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
Difference between genetic disease and polygenic disorder

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