Hypernyms for "monogenic disease"
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CF
crescent-cell anaemia
crescent-cell anemia
cystic fibrosis
drepanocytic anaemia
drepanocytic anemia
dysostosis multiplex
familial hypercholesterolemia
fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
gargoylism
Gaucher''s disease
Huntington''s chorea
Huntington''s disease
Hurler''s disease
Hurler''s syndrome
infantile amaurotic idiocy
lipochondrodystrophy
Mediterranean anaemia
Mediterranean anemia
mucoviscidosis
neurofibromatosis
pancreatic fibrosis
Sachs disease
SCID
severe combined immunodeficiency
severe combined immunodeficiency disease
sickle-cell anaemia
sickle-cell anemia
sickle-cell disease
Tay-Sachs
Tay-Sachs disease
thalassaemia
thalassemia
von Recklinghausen''s disease
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.