genetic screening

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   analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease

   “genetic screening of infants for phenylketonuria”

   Broaderscreening

Questions about genetic screening

What does genetic screening mean?

genetic screening means "analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease".

Is genetic screening a common word?

genetic screening is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.