Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.
The patient did not include any progeny on the emergency contact form.

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Progeny means children or offspring. A clue is that it contains "gen" in the word, which should make you think "genetics".
The millionaire did not have any progeny, so she left all of her wealth to charity when she died.
Hereditary disease is an inherited medical condition caused by DNA abnormalities.
Sickle cell anemia is an example of a hereditary disease.
Pre-existing conditions are diseases or disorders that are already present. An example of a pre-existing condition would be if someone went to the hospital for illness and told the doctor about how they have had epilepsy their whole life. Epilepsy would be a pre-existing condition because they had it before they came down with the illness they are seeing the doctor for.

Select the Meaning of the Underlined Word in the Sentence