1. inherited
adjective. ['ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd'] occurring among members of a family usually by heredity.
Synonyms
- transmissible
- inheritable
- hereditary
- transmitted
- genetic
- familial
Antonyms
- noninfectious
- nurtural
- congenital
- nonheritable
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2. disease
noun. ['dɪˈziːz'] an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning.
Synonyms
- goitre
- crud
- pseudorubella
- fibrocystic breast disease
- cat scratch disease
- unwellness
- plant disease
- respiratory disease
- periodontal disease
- exanthema subitum
- respiratory disorder
- Marseilles fever
- pyknosis
- rheumatism
- illness
- periarteritis nodosa
- phlebotomus
- disease of the skin
- genetic abnormality
- thyromegaly
- skin disorder
- genetic defect
- liver disease
- symptom
- mimesis
- incompetence
- anthrax
- disease of the neuromuscular junction
- congenital disease
- periodontitis
- struma
- malignance
- milk sickness
- endemic disease
- industrial disease
- respiratory illness
- roseola infantilis
- pappataci fever
- blackwater
- ozena
- sign
- genetic disease
- Kawasaki disease
- onychosis
- filariasis
- sandfly fever
- fibrocystic disease of the breast
- autoimmune disorder
- aspergillosis
- autoimmune disease
- inherited disorder
- pycnosis
- polyarteritis nodosa
- malady
- Kenya fever
- inflammatory disease
- occupational disease
- hereditary condition
- mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
- hereditary disease
- Indian tick fever
- cystic mastitis
- endemic
- roseola infantum
- genetic disorder
- goiter
- ozaena
- Meniere's disease
- syndrome
- skin disease
- animal disease
- communicable disease
- deficiency disease
- boutonneuse fever
- enteropathy
- inherited disease
- sickness
- cystic breast disease
- malignancy
- eye disease
Antonyms
- simplicity
- good health
- hypocalcemia
- hyponatremia
Etymology
- disese (Middle English (1100-1500))
- desese (Anglo-Norman)
Example sentences of the word inherited-disease
1. Noun Phrase
Episodes immediately accompanied by any type of seizure may indicate that fly snapping syndrome is caused by an underlying inherited disease.
2. Noun Phrase
Named for the Greek word for malformation, hip dysplasia is a genetically inherited disease characterized by the malformation of the ball-and-socket joint that connects a cat's femur, or thigh bone, to the hip.
3. Noun Phrase
True brittle bone disease--also known as osteogenesis imperfecta--is an inherited disease of kittens that leads to insufficient calcium being deposited in growing bones despite being fed an appropriate diet.