Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

The word "hereditary" can be used as adjective, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy hereditarian hereditarily hereditariness hereditary disease hereditary elliptocytosis hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia hereditary mechanics hereditary peer nonhereditary semihereditary unhereditary

Derived From

prosopagnosia

Context

math

Related Terms

congenital heir

Related Terms

congenital descendant gene heir house of lords inherit inheritance module peer projective ring submodule

Similar Terms

heritable inheritable

Synonym Network

patrimonial transmitted

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