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hereditary
passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital. -
psittacosis
a rickettsial disease affecting birds of the parrot family, pigeons, and domestic fowl, caused by the chlamydia Chlamydia psittaci and transmissible to humans. -
rous sarcoma
a malignant tumor occurring in the connective tissue of poultry, caused by a transmissible RNA-containing virus. -
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
any of several encephalopathies, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie, and kuru, characterized by spongy degeneration of brain tissue and believed to result from the ingestion of a toxic protein or virus.