English noun: sex-linked disorder | |||
1. | sex-linked disorder (state) any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones | ||
Samples | Hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chromosomal aberration, chromosomal anomaly, chromosonal disorder, chrosomal abnormality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bleeder's disease, haemophilia, hemophilia, Turner's syndrome | ||