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hereditary disease vs monogenic disorder

monogenic disorder vs hereditary disease

hereditary disease and monogenic disorder both are nouns.

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

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