- genetic illness
- hereditary disease, illness transmitted through the genes
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
genetic illness
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genetic disease — Synonyms and related words: abnormality, acute disease, affection, affliction, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, atrophy, bacterial disease, birth defect, blight, cardiovascular disease, chronic disease, circulatory disease, complaint,… … Moby Thesaurus
illness — Synonyms and related words: abnormality, acute disease, addiction, affection, affliction, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, atrophy, bacterial disease, birth defect, blight, bug, cardiovascular disease, chronic disease, circulatory disease,… … Moby Thesaurus
