hereditary predispositionListen to pronunciation(heh-REH-dih-tayr-ee PREE-dih-spuh-ZIH-shun)An inherited increase in the risk of developing a disease. Also called genetic predisposition, genetic susceptibility, 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#
