WordCmp.com

hereditary disease vs polygenic disorder

polygenic disorder vs hereditary disease

hereditary disease and polygenic disorder both are nouns.

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

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.