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遺伝性疾患 (いでんせいしっかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遺い伝でん性せい疾しっ患かん

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Meanings

1

hereditary disease; genetic disorder

Medical term for a disease or disorder caused by genetic abnormalities and passed down through families.

この病びょう院いんで

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遺い

伝でん

性せい

疾しっ

患かん

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伝でん

カウンセリング

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行おこな

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て

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ます

。

This hospital provides genetic counseling for hereditary diseases.

遺い伝でん性せい疾しっ患かんの中なかには、症しょう状じょうが現あらわれる前まえに発はっ見けんできるものもあります。

Some hereditary disorders can be detected before symptoms appear.

Kanji

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
伝transmit, go along, walk along
性sex, gender, nature
疾rapidly
患afflicted, disease, suffer from

Related words

遺い伝でん病びょう
遺伝病 is a more general term for genetic diseases, while 遺伝性疾患 is a formal medical term often used in clinical contexts.
先せん天てん性せい疾しっ患かん
先天性疾患 refers to congenital disorders present at birth, which may or may not be hereditary.

Built from

遺い伝でん性せい+

Etymology

Compound of 遺伝 (iden, 'heredity') + 性 (sei, '-ic, -al') + 疾患 (shikkan, 'disease, disorder').

疾しっ患かん