| NOUN | state | polygenic disease, polygenic disorder | an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once |
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| Meaning | An inherited disease controlled by several genes at once. | |
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| Synonym | polygenic disorder | |
| Narrower | diabetes | A polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood |
| Broader | genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition | A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
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