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hereditary

[huh-red-i-ter-ee] / həˈrɛd ɪˌtɛr i /


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The drug prevents attacks of hereditary angioedema, which causes recurrent and severe swelling of body parts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today, psychiatrists emphasize mental illness’s biological and hereditary origin, which forms the basis for many treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are working toward creating a child born from an embryo edited to prevent a hereditary disease.

From The Wall Street Journal

Schrodinger suggested that a substance he called an “aperiodic crystal,” which might be a molecule, was the substance that passed on hereditary information.

From Los Angeles Times

Lonzo-v is being tested as a treatment for a genetic condition called hereditary angioedema.

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