noun
hereditary disease; genetic disorder
Medical and general term for a disease caused by genetic abnormalities. Used in both technical and everyday contexts.
この遺伝病は親から子へ伝わります。
This hereditary disease is passed from parent to child.
遺伝病の治療法はまだ確立されていない。
A cure for genetic disorders has not yet been established.
Congenital disorder; present at birth but not necessarily genetic.
Compound of 遺伝 (いでん, 'heredity') and 病 (びょう, 'disease').