POLYGENIC DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polygenic disease mean? 

• POLYGENIC DISEASE (noun)
  The noun POLYGENIC DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once

  Familiarity information: POLYGENIC DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYGENIC DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inherited disease controlled by several genes at once

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

polygenic disease; polygenic disorder

Hypernyms ("polygenic disease" is a kind of...):

congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polygenic disease"):

diabetes (a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst)