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Meaning of hereditary
hereditary (s)
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
hereditary (a.)
Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown.
Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease.
hereditary Sentence Examples
- Hemophilia is a hereditary blood disorder characterized by an inability to form blood clots.
- The hereditary trait of blue eyes is dominant over the recessive trait of brown eyes.
- Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening hereditary disease that affects the lungs and digestive system.
- Hereditary cancer syndromes are passed down through families and increase the risk of developing certain types of cancer.
- Polycystic kidney disease is a hereditary condition that causes cysts to develop in the kidneys.
- The hereditary condition known as sickle cell anemia results in abnormal hemoglobin production.
- Huntington's disease is a late-onset hereditary neurological disorder that leads to progressive degeneration of the brain.
- Hemochromatosis is a hereditary disorder that causes the body to absorb and store excessive iron.
- Hereditary spherocytosis is a blood disorder that occurs when red blood cells are abnormally spherical.
- Some hereditary traits, such as height and skin color, are determined by multiple genes.
FAQs About the word hereditary
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity, inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descentDescended, or capable of
inherited,genetic, inheritable, inherent, genetical, inborn,heritable, congenital, innate, inbred
acquired,nonhereditary, nonhereditary, acquired,,
Hemophilia is a hereditary blood disorder characterized by an inability to form blood clots.
The hereditary trait of blue eyes is dominant over the recessive trait of brown eyes.
Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening hereditary disease that affects the lungs and digestive system.
Hereditary cancer syndromes are passed down through families and increase the risk of developing certain types of cancer.
