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US
/fəˈmɪɫjəɫ/
]
[ UK /fæmˈɪlɪəl/ ]
[ UK /fæmˈɪlɪəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
relating to or having the characteristics of a family
children of the same familial background
familial aggregation -
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
genetically transmitted features
an inherited disease
familial traits
How To Use familial In A Sentence
- Environmental factors can determine the phenotypic presentation of familial Alzheimer's disease.
- Introduction Familial occurrence of chronic inflammatory bowel disease has been reported in several studies during the past decades.
- The nonfamilial work showed a strong relationship between the NPY gene variants associated with coronary disease, according to the study published in the Jan. 2 online edition of PLoS Genetics. WebWire | Recent Headlines
- Happily, children are resilient and this sort of familial chaos will have no effect on them.
- The DNA allows the sex to be identified, and familial relationships to be traced.
- In one published familial case, the mother of a 46, XY boy with anorchia who also harbored a p. Val355Met mutation in NR5A1 underwent left ovariectomy and homolateral fallopian tube ablation for ovarian cysts at the age of 22 years and subsequently had two spontaneous miscarriages, an outcome that suggests impaired ovarian function. New England Journal of Medicine
- Nicholas watched the lone plover for a moment before he said, `What the story tells me is that duty is not only familial. FLOATING CITY
- Ankylosing spondylitis patients have some familial aggregation of disease is a certain degree of genetic tendency.
- Lacking familial motivation and psychological stability, he can not persist responsibly at work even when he can find it.
- The familial warmth she exudes on stage is not just acted but actual. Times, Sunday Times