Medical Dictionary

genetic

adj ge·net·ic \jə-ˈnet-ik\

Medical Definition of GENETIC

1
:  of, relating to, or involving genetics
2
:  of, relating to, caused by, or controlled by genes <a genetic disease> <genetic material>—compare acquired 1
ge·net·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of GENETIC

ge·net·ic also ge·net·i·cal \-i-kəl\
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