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hereditary disease vs polygenic disease

polygenic disease vs hereditary disease

hereditary disease and polygenic disease both are nouns.

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

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