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English *noun*: autosomal recessive disease
1.	autosomal recessive disease (state) a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
		Synonyms	autosomal recessive defect
		Broader (hypernym)	congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
		Narrower (hyponym)	infantile amaurotic idiocy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, Niemann-Pick disease, Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease, thrombasthenia, tyrosinemia, Werdnig-Hoffman disease

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