Difference between genetic condition and genetic disorder?
There is a difference between the two, just unsure of what it is.
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Some might argue that you are splitting hairs. My old Dorland's Medical Dictionary does not even contain the residence, condition. The standard dictionary has as a secondary definition: 2. a. State of health. Underneath is a usage data that "Condition" in the sense of disease or ailment is not a scientific term, and is sometimes object to as a euphemism. But it is acceptable to 74% of the Usage Panel in all but proven writing.
In a broad sense, your hair color, eye color, male baldness pattern, blood type, etc. are genetic conditions. Huntington's disease, sickle cell anemic, PKU, etc are genetic diseases.
Personally I would permanent status things like color-blindness and certain types of cleft palate as genetic conditions, not diseases. Source(s): An old Dorland's and American Heritage dictionaries.
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Some might argue that you are splitting hairs. My old Dorland's Medical Dictionary does not even contain the residence, condition. The standard dictionary has as a secondary definition: 2. a. State of health. Underneath is a usage data that "Condition" in the sense of disease or ailment is not a scientific term, and is sometimes object to as a euphemism. But it is acceptable to 74% of the Usage Panel in all but proven writing.
In a broad sense, your hair color, eye color, male baldness pattern, blood type, etc. are genetic conditions. Huntington's disease, sickle cell anemic, PKU, etc are genetic diseases.
Personally I would permanent status things like color-blindness and certain types of cleft palate as genetic conditions, not diseases. Source(s): An old Dorland's and American Heritage dictionaries.
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