genetic susceptibilityListen to pronunciation(jeh-NEH-tik suh-SEP-tih-BIH-lih-tee)An inherited increase in the risk of developing a disease. Also called genetic predisposition, hereditary predisposition, and inherited predisposition.More InformationGenetic Testing for Inherited Cancer Susceptibility SyndromesCancer Genetics Risk Assessment and Counseling (Health Professional Version)Search NCI's Dictionary of Cancer TermsStarts withContainsBrowse:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ#
