遗传病 (wèi) — hereditary disease; genetic disorder
Definition
A medical noun for a disease passed from parents to offspring through genes — 'hereditary / genetic disease'. In medical writing 遗传 and 基因 are often paired, but here they are folded into one term.
noun
hereditary diseasegenetic disorder
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 遗传病。Zhè zhǒng wèi shì jī yīn tū biàn dǎo zhì de.This hereditary disease is caused by a genetic mutation.
- 遗传病。Tā jiā lǐ yǒu rén dé le hǎn ér de wèi.Someone in his family has a rare hereditary disease.
- 遗传病。Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū rú hé zhì liáo zhè zhǒng wèi.Scientists are researching how to treat this hereditary disease.
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