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inherited disorder vs polygenic disease

polygenic disease vs inherited disorder

inherited disorder and polygenic disease both are nouns.

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

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