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hereditary disease vs monogenic disease

monogenic disease vs hereditary disease

hereditary disease and monogenic disease both are nouns.

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

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