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Noun: sex-linked disorder
  1. Any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones
    "A sex-linked disorder is caused by a mutation in a gene on the X chromosome"

Derived forms: sex-linked disorders

Type of: chromosomal aberration, chromosomal anomaly, chromosonal disorder, chrosomal abnormality