defect (noun)

  • 31autosomal recessive defect — noun a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome • Syn: ↑autosomal recessive disease • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital …

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  • 32genetic defect — noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically • Syn: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑congenital disease, ↑inherited disease, ↑inherited disorder, ↑hereditary disease, ↑ …

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  • 33vision defect — noun impairment of the sense of sight • Syn: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑visual disorder • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment …

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  • 34visual defect — noun impairment of the sense of sight • Syn: ↑visual impairment, ↑vision defect, ↑visual disorder • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment …

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  • 35latent defect — noun : an unknown defect (as in a title to real property) not discoverable by such inspection or test as the law reasonably requires under all the circumstances …

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  • 36birth defect — noun Any of several medical disorders that are present at birth. Syn: congenital disorder …

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  • 37mass defect — noun the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components in the free state; equivalent to the binding energy …

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  • 38title defect — noun A problem with the chain of title to a parcel of real property that exposes the putative owner of the property to a potential legal dispute over the ownership of the property …

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  • 39mass defect — noun Physics the difference between the mass of an isotope and its mass number, representing binding energy …

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  • 40mass defect — noun the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles • Syn: ↑mass deficiency • Hypernyms: ↑mass …

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