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genetic disorder vs polygenic disease

polygenic disease vs genetic disorder

genetic disorder and polygenic disease both are nouns.

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

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