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Definition of: deleterious

(del′ə·tir′ē·əs) adjective
Causing moral or physical injury; hurtful; pernicious. See synonyms under BAD, NOISOME. [<NL deleterius <GK. dēlētērios harmful <deleesthai hurt]
—del′e·te′ri·ous·ly adverb
—del′e·te′ri·our·ness noun

Most often used phrases:

deleterious effects
deleterious effect
deleterious mutations
deleterious consequences
deleterious alleles
deleterious mutation
slightly deleterious
deleterious impact
deleterious genes
potentially deleterious
deleterious health
deleterious recessive
deleterious traits
deleterious substances
deleterious side effect

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