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Inherited
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Present in person's DNA when they are conceived
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Familial
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Condition that tends to run in families; may or may not be inherited
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Congenital
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One you're born with; may or may not be inherited (i.e. not inherited but congenital when mother gets chicken pox while she's pregnant and baby is born w/ it)
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Toxic
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Conditions due to accumulation of too much or too little of something
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Infectious
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Due to microorganism which may or may not have a genetic component (i.e. you can inherit resistance to microorganisms)
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Traumatic
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Inury
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Degenerative
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Organ or tissue regresses/breaks down; considered component of aging
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Immunologic
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Immune system causes the disease
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Neoplastic
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Causes tumors
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Nutritional
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Caused by inadequate/improper nutrition
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Metabolic
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Break down products
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Iatrogenic
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Caused in the process of trying to treat something
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Idiopathic
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When you don't know what the cause is
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