Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sex-linked_disorder

1 sense of sex-linked disorder

Sense 1
sex-linked disorder -- (any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones; "hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome")
       => chromosomal aberration, chromosomal anomaly, chrosomal abnormality, chromosonal disorder -- (any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities)